Canvas

Canvas has no dialogues; it simply doesn't need any. Like love, hope, family, memories, heartbreak, loneliness & inspiration - need no words, they are to be felt, and so does Canvas by Frank Abney. A celebration of human emotions. A heartwarming short film on Netflix.

Watched this after seeing a recommendation on Twitter. Haven't seen any advertisements for it. The movie has no dialogue but the it doesn't need words. Everything is acted out and it's a beautiful, tender bittersweet storyline. The artwork is gorgeous, realistic, even down to the freckles on Granddad's cheek. 9 minutes of pure delight. I really hope more people view it.

This short film was not advertised as it should have been. The beauty is in the words not spoken. The plot was easy to follow. The graphics were beautifully done. This was a beautiful Black short film. It should be acclaimed as such.

Just a beautiful piece of art. The style of it is absolutely beautiful, I love that the "dream world" is basically ON the canvas. It is not necessary to have dialogue since it shows very well that trauma can paralyze you (figuratively, or maybe even literally?). Just a poetic, tiny heart-warming short!

That is honestly the only word I can use to describe my feelings when watching the film. It was fine. I was excited after Netflix hit it out of the park with If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) but this was just so fine. It didn't stand out against other shorts for me.

I really wanted it to tear my heart out and stamp on it but I watched it pretty stone faced. It looked fine and you could follow the story so it had that going for it.

I think the score let it down. It was the worst part for me. It didn't really sell any of the emotions and that is a very important part of a movie with no dialogue. It seemed indifferent to what was happening on the screen and seemed to just be doing its own thing.

So you could watch it and support people making shorts but I was really hoping for more.