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Negative Space

  • 20172017
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Negative Space (2017)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Drama
Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.
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  • Directors
    • Ru Kuwahata
    • Max Porter
  • Writers
    • Max Porter(script)
    • Ru Kuwahata(script)
    • Ron Koertge(based on a poem by)
  • Star
    • Albert Birney(voice)
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  • Directors
    • Ru Kuwahata
    • Max Porter
  • Writers
    • Max Porter(script)
    • Ru Kuwahata(script)
    • Ron Koertge(based on a poem by)
  • Star
    • Albert Birney(voice)
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    • 12User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Albert Birney
    • Samas Sam
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Ru Kuwahata
      • Max Porter
    • Writers
      • Max Porter(script)
      • Ru Kuwahata(script)
      • Ron Koertge(based on a poem by)
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    After years of practice, Sam is now an expert in packing. Meticulous, and with an eye for detail, Sam transforms this mundane but challenging process to a ritual and a true form of art, as the finite space of a suitcase can magically offer so many different combinations, otherwise unseen to the untrained eye. But, it is this unusual knack for taking advantage of the bag's nooks and crannies that binds him with his father, along with the vibrant memories of childhood, and the bittersweet taste of a silent but ardent affection. How much love can one cram in the negative space of recollection? —Nick Riganas
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      • Animation
      • Short
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    • Trivia
      The short is dedicated to the memory of Nina Frenkel.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2018 Oscar Nominated Shorts - Animation (2018)

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    8/10
    Life as a Suitcase
    As we venture through the years, how much that we do is important? The relationship a son has with his absentee father occasionally comes back to how to pack a suitcase, how to get the most out of the space we have. I felt truly sad at the conclusion of this film. What have we done to take what little we have?
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    • Feb 26, 2019

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 2017 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Espacio negativo
    • Production companies
      • Ikki Films
      • Manuel Cam
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    • Runtime
      5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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