"Silent
dread in a grim, black-and-white Mitteleuropa, this
stop-motion Kafka-esque fable of
urban apartment envy leads to violence, but the greater violence
is perhaps self-inflicted. Why would a man want to live in a cardboard
box? Because someone else has it; and if they have it, it must
be worth taking. It's like Aardman goes
film noir, based on a novel by Kobo Abe (Women in the
Dunes)."
-
Bumpershoot, Seattle
Weekly
"The
Box Man is actually inspired by a Kobo Abe novel but
could easily (and uncannily) apply
to the US these days and the culture of fear we both live in and
created for ourselves. "
-
Chas of CHASbah,
Florida Film Festival
"The
Box Man is a wordless film
that makes a powerful comment on contemporary society.
Even for a short, it's a very brief film, but nonetheless
breath-taking."
