Northlight PicturesFeature film
TheCartographer
Every empty space was a decision.
A mapmaker retraces her grandfather's expedition and discovers the blank regions on his charts were not unknown — they were erased.
About
A mapmaker retraces her grandfather's expedition and discovers the blank regions on his charts were not unknown — they were erased. It is, finally, a story about arriving somewhere and finding you brought the problem with you.
Awards
- Best Original Score — Meridian Prize
Cast
Elena MarshCommander Hale
Anders VikJunie
Mira VossThe Broker
Sasha KlineDr. Isolde Ferrar
Talia RoweInes
Ren TakadaGovernor Sable
From the film
Screenshots
Trailers & extras
Audience score
84%
Based on 3568 verified viewers · 59% critics
Slow to start, impossible to leave.
A couple of scenes drag, then it lands a sequence so good you forgive it instantly.
Marisol T. · 7 Jul 2026
Slow to start, impossible to leave.
A couple of scenes drag, then it lands a sequence so good you forgive it instantly.
Dagny S. · 30 Jun 2026
Slow to start, impossible to leave.
A couple of scenes drag, then it lands a sequence so good you forgive it instantly.
Hana K. · 23 Jun 2026
Chosen from your genres
More Like This
85% MATCH15
Something answered. Slowly.
The Last Signal
2023 · Science Fiction · 2 seasons
96% MATCH15
Everyone can see in. Nobody can see out.
Glasshouse
2025 · Mystery · 1h 55m
85% MATCH15
Some streets only exist after 2am.
Midnight Cartography
2024 · Mystery · 1 season
83% MATCH12
The forest has an opinion.
The Understory
2023 · Fantasy · 2 seasons
82% MATCH12
Further than the maps agree on.
The Northern Reach
2022 · Adventure · 2 seasons
97% MATCH15
Twice a day the evidence disappears.
Tidewater
2022 · Mystery · 2 seasons
85% MATCH12
Everyone crosses. Someone pays.
The Ferryman's Debt
2023 · Fantasy · 2h 8m
85% MATCH12
Home is a moving target.
The Long Return
2023 · Drama · 2h 11m
89% MATCH15
The water rose. So did everything under it.
Nine Days of Rain
2021 · Drama · 2h 2m
92% MATCHPG
Follow the river. It knows the way.
Wildline
2022 · Adventure · 1h 57m
99% MATCH15
The sky remembers what we buried.
Ashfall
2025 · Science Fiction · 2h 18m
86% MATCH12
Crowns are heavy. Sand is heavier.
Kingdom of Dust
2024 · Fantasy · 2h 36m
86% MATCH18
Every city keeps one honest window.
Nightglass
2024 · Crime · 2h 1m
94% MATCH18
The fire department knows where the bodies are.
Ember District
2021 · Crime · 3 seasons