Cartoon Physics

Dir. Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter | France, Netherlands, Switzerland

When a 4-year-old child discovers a dead bird in the backyard, her mother is drawn into a world where reality follows the logic of old cartoons. Inspired by a poem by Nick Flynn, this stop-motion animation is a quiet meditation on a mother’s attempt to protect her daughter’s sense of wonder, even as she knows that childhood must eventually brush up against the truth.

Year: 2026

Runtime: 10:53

Language: English, Japanese