The Glass Box (Chinese: 玻璃箱) is a short fictional narrative drama produced in the Asian metropolis of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The film was directed and produced by Canadian independent filmmaker Matt Finlin. The Glass Box is Finlin's second film. Produced by Finlin under the moniker of 'Finkle Films' with the support of Taiwanese production house Fe Hou Communications Limited, The Glass Box was shot over a six-month period in 2007–2008. The trailer, production photos, news, and information about the film can be seen at the official website, which launched in March 2008.Synopsis
The Glass Box is based on the lives of two young women in Taiwan. Claudia is a 23-year-old North American who has reluctantly come to Asia with her boyfriend to teach English at a cram school. Yin-May, also twenty-three, was born and raised in Taiwan by her father in a fishing community on the island of Chijin. It compares and contrasts the two people from different cultures in an unusual set of circumstances.