DALLAS BOX'S SHORT FILM "ROTTEN"

Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Houston filmmaker Dallas Box. Dallas wrote the script for the short which will film after the beginning of the year. I last talked to him just about 18 months ago right about the time he was working on a short film titled "Stand" which explored bullying. This time Mr. Box is here to talk about him upcoming short film "Rotten"
Rotten is a twisted, tragic love story that spirals out of control. The story picks up during a night on the town for two of the films characters where they meet the third piece of the stories puzzle. The filmmaker reveals what happens afterwards in what could be a fantasy of one of the main female characters, or is it?

Could it be that this is something that actually took place. The story feels almost like a suspenseful mind game the filmmaker plays with the audience. What's realty and what's in the minds of the characters and whether or not they acted on what they were plotting. The main three characters in the film have their demons which the filmmaker touches on, but it also explores the emotional issues these characters are going through and why they do what they do and how their relationship got to the point where it is.

I asked the filmmaker about how he came to create this story and he stated "I can give you a lot of scenarios that led up to where we are now with "Rotten", but the honest truth is that that my soul really needed to purge.  I don't think I really had a choice in the matter.  It feels like my heart's biological reaction to expelling pollution.  Imagine being blackout drunk for your entire life, and out of nowhere you're rushing to the toilet to punk your guts out.  I really needed to purge.  I used to want to make movies to tell stories.  Now, I know, I make movies to see what they'll tell me about myself."

Rotten starts filming in the Houston area later this year.