Canvas (2020) on Netflix
A grandfather wakes alone in the bed he shared with his wife. He no longer feels like painting, and his granddaughter brings a drawing and tries to get him to paint again.
- Netflix2.0/5
- IMDb6.3/103,878 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
A grandfather wakes on his side of the bed, the other side empty since he lost his wife. He wheels himself outside to greet his granddaughter, who arrives with his daughter, and the girl gives him a drawing that he answers with a hug. Through the day she draws and tries to get him to paint again, but he is grieving and does not feel like it. That night his daughter comes back for her, and the next day leaves the girl with him again.
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Canvas (2020)
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- Canvas was inspired by writer-director Frank E. Abney III's own life experiences: he lost his father when he was five years old, and drew on how that loss affected his family for the story of a grieving grandfather.
- Frank E. Abney III's passion project, a short film centered on the theme of grief, took him six years to get made.
