The Colors that Combine to Make White are Important explores the power structure within a failing Japanese glass factory. Two parallel storylines — one involving the investigation of a suspect employee, the other a stolen painting — converge in an exposition on gender and desire. Doupé’s computer-animated film has its characters rapidly evolve through three distinct acts, while subverting the dominant archetypes in the Japanese salaryman genre. The hierarchical relationship between boss and employees is undone to examine language, art, and expression.

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PRESS:
Essay by Nelson Henricks

Interview with Ben Sachs

Interview with Yokna Patofa (Japanese)