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The Box

The Box

2021 · 15 min · Documentary

The Box is a hybrid documentary that explores the effects of solitary confinement through three people’s harrowing true stories – they’ve spent a combined nine years in isolation, and one of them co-directed this film.

Directed by James Burns · Written by James Burns

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