Zhuoer Chen

Think Outside the box

Think Outside The-Film Poster

Film Still

Still 2 – Zhuoer Chen

Still 3 – Zhuoer Chen

STATEMENT:

“And because I found I had nothing else to write about, I presented myself as a subject” – Michel de Montaigne

Similarly, because I found I had nothing to write about, I presented writer’s block as a subject. Think Outside the is then its result: this short is inspired by the phrase “think outside the box” (surprise) and the theory of Schrödinger’s Cat. A man asks a box what is inside the box. The box responds to him that the answer is not in the box. Meanwhile, a writer initiates the same quest with his typewriter. Can the two men find the answers to their self-explanatory questions? Think Outside the Box is then an attempt that is doomed to fail, just like its characters. While I break my own block as a writer-filmmaker, the film’s failure is already prophesied in its title.

BIO:

Zhuoer Chen is a director and screenwriter from Guangzhou, China. Her current concentration at Gallatin is composed of film, comparative literature, and philosophy. Zhuoer sees motion pictures as transcendental means to discuss philosophical concepts, and is interested in practicing the mindset of the experimental: breaking new grounds, pursuing the freedom of expression, and pushing the boundaries of cinematic forms. Her past works have been recognized by the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, the NYU Welcome’s Film Festival, the Shanghai BA Project, etc.