2026 / 11' Dir. Max Porter · Ru Kuwahata Prod. Miyu Productions (FR) Sales. Miyu Distribution
Cartoon Physics
Max Porter · Ru Kuwahata
A mother confronts her child’s first encounter with death by retreating into the impossible logic of old cartoons.
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.