A short animated film of line drawings suggesting the predicament of people who find themselves boxed in by life. It takes only a few deft strokes of the animator’s pen to show how people’s lives are limited by their own view of things. The box they are in may not fit; it may be uncomfortable in many ways, but they rush back to its familiarity, if not security, even though brief sorties outside may show them a bigger world. (Awards: Columbus; Rome)
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321598
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Rome - Awards
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drawing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Line (Art)
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Imprisonment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dependency (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Security (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Symbolism (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)