Every brushstroke shrinks his world. Grief, animated in ten devastating minutes.
Every brushstroke shrinks his world. Grief, animated in ten devastating minutes.
With every layer of paint, the room gets smaller. An old widower must come to terms with his grief so he can go on living for his son.
Direction
Gourlay turns grief into architecture—literally shrinking the frame.
Sound
Sparse audio design lets silence scream.
Director
Corran Gourlay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The shrinking room technique mirrors actual clinical descriptions of grief—how the world compresses around the bereaved.
Part of a wave of animated shorts using magical realism for adult grief—see also 'If Anything Happens I Love You.' Ten minutes is now the new Oscar-bait sweet spot.
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