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Year of Production 2017

Negative Space

English title: Negative Space
Original title: Negative Space
France, 2017, 5 min.

Director: Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter
Production company:
ikki films
Siège social
37460 Orbigny
Bureau Paris : 168-170 rue Saint-Denis
75002 Paris
France
Phone: +33 (0)9 78 04 98 58
mail: contact@ikkifilms.com

Age recommendation: 8 years and up
Film genre: Animation

Synopsis:
Negative Space tells the bittersweet story of a relationship between a father and his son, Sam. Always leaving on business trips, the father connects with Sam by teaching him how to pack a suitcase efficiently.

Comments:
“Negative Space,” co-directed by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, is an adaptation of the poem by Ron Koertge. The poem’s tale about a boy who connects with his father by learning to pack a suitcase touched each of the filmmakers in different ways.

For Kuwahata, it was especially personal. “As an airline pilot, my father traveled often when I was growing up. I don’t really remember things like trips to the zoo or theme parks, but the image of him packing a crisp, white shirt is burned in my memory,” she recalls. “I remember my dad adjusting his watch precisely before leaving the house and I remember the packing list that he pinned to the wall of his study. My most vivid childhood memories are connected with objects, textures, and ordinary routines.”

Festivals:
see Website
Nomination for Best Animated Short Film: 90th Academy Awards 2018

Website: http://www.tinyinventions.com/main/negative-space/

Video: Trailer

Negative Space - Trailer from Tiny Inventions on Vimeo.