Box

A man becomes a mashup of all his fears.

  • Tamara Padilla
    Key Cast
  • Brando Gallesi
    Key Cast
  • Martin G Castaneda
    Key Cast
  • Danil Massip
    Director of Photography
  • Reneé Lauzon
    Sound Designer
  • Renzo Alvino
    Line Producer
  • Angie Gonzales
    Assistant Director
  • Stephanie Saenz
    Assistant Art Director
  • Diego Sovero
    Script
  • Daniela Acosta
    Make up & Hair
  • Sean Pool Gonzales
    Camera Operator
  • Moises Perez
    Gaffer
  • Martin G Castaneda
    Producer
  • Martin G Castaneda
    Editing & Post
  • Martin G Castaneda
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Horror
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 18, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    2,867 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Peru
  • Country of Filming:
    Peru
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon 5d Mark III
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Vermont College of Fine Arts
  • Oregon International Film Awards
    Oregon
    November 7, 2015
    Best Experimental Film
  • White River Indie Fest
    White River Junction, VT
    April 26, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Directors Circle Festival of Shorts
    Online
    November 19, 2015
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Martin G Castaneda

Martín Gustavo Castañeda Yábar received a Royal Reel 2016 Award at the Canada International Film Festival for his first feature length screenplay: "Written by Victors". His film "Box" won Best Experimental Film at the 2015 Oregon International Film Awards.

His first attempt at screenwriting back in 2002 was a novel adaptation. This failed but enriching experience pushed him to obsessively read every screenwriting book that he ran into and to seek formal education as a writer/filmmaker. Since then he has been thinking about films— content in general actually— and ways people find themselves in such content.

Martín is a Peruvian United States Army Combat Veteran, with an MFA in Film from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Currently works at The University of New Mexico as a Multimedia Director and Producer, and Adjunct Faculty in the Film and Digital Media department. He spends most of his time figuring out stories while riding his bike in the mountains, under a forming storm.

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Director Statement

First there's emotion. Then meaning is attempted; this is the human condition.