When her child encounters death for the first time, a mother struggles to explain the unexplainable. Seeking refuge in the impossible logic of old cartoons, where falls are temporary and endings are rarely final, she tries to soften the reality of loss. Through this fragile escape into fantasy, the film explores grief, parenthood, and the stories we create to protect children from truths we can barely face ourselves.
Director Details
Ru Kuwahata from Japan and Max Porter from the United States are Academy Award-nominated animation directors, writers, and illustrators based in Providence, USA. Drawing on personal experience, they explore human relationships through a distinctive mixed-media approach. Their films have screened at more than 1,000 festivals worldwide and received over 200 international awards. Their 2017 short film Negative Space was nominated at the 90th Academy Awards and won 134 international prizes.
