Little Boxes
Synopsis
LITTLE BOXES is a drama about how governmental decisions during the pandemic affect the lives of ordinary people in a small corner of Northern England. This hyper-realistic, performance based film takes you on a journey through the world of video calling, observing the strain on relationships through these tiny Zoom windows - their own "little boxes" - and the pressures of enforced incarceration.
Isolated by the virus, the whole world has had to find new ways to communicate and hold our loved ones close - these issues are universally relatable.
The pain of separation. Together, yet apart.
LITTLE BOXES proves that necessity is the mother of invention and that art will always find a way.
The actor’s own lived experience of lockdown seeps through into their characters, alongside the mental pressures we were all buckling under. This enforced style of shooting created a safe place for the characters to communicate in a way that might not have been possible in a conventional filming environment.
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 85 min
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Raffaello Degruttola
- Producer
- Lee Boardman, Jennifer James
- Executive Producer
- Lee Boardman, Jennifer James
- Editor
- Charles Lort-Phillips
- Screenwriter
- Raffaello Degruttola
- Director of Photography
- Lee Boardman
- Production Designer
- Hugh Mann Adamson
- Sound
- Charles Lort-Phillips
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Actor Tribe Films
Actor Tribe Ltd103 Bradley House
Radcliffe Moor Rd
Bolton
Lancs Bl2 6RT
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