The Lovebox Experience
Reviews & Press
What critics and audiences are saying about THE LOVEBOX EXPERIENCE, the documentary by Daniela Michel and Alexander Kleider.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
“Documentary filmmakers Alexander Kleider and Daniela Michel also translate these moments of eye contact into film with great artistry.” “‘Lovebox’ is a social experiment about openness and closeness in a world shaped by suspicion and division.”
Press quotes translated from the original German.
“A plea for greater vulnerability, emotion and mutual empathy.”
“Impressive images … and a beautiful insight.”
“The film shows how art can create new spaces in which people can truly encounter one another.”
“They feel a genuine connection with the stranger opposite them, open up, and experience being seen without prejudice — and truly seen.”
“The film […] shows visitors to the installation, many of whom are moved to tears.”
From the audience
“Most heartwarming documentary I have seen in a long time.”
— Audience comment
About THE LOVEBOX EXPERIENCE
THE LOVEBOX EXPERIENCE grew out of an experiment at AfrikaBurn in the South African desert. Inside the LOVEBOX, two strangers meet face to face. For a brief moment, a space emerges in which listening, openness and genuine human connection take centre stage.
The documentary follows these encounters and the LOVEBOX on its journey beyond AfrikaBurn, exploring what can happen between people when social roles, expectations and everyday transactions temporarily fall away.
THE LOVEBOX EXPERIENCE reviews: critics and audiences reflect on the documentary, its social experiment at AfrikaBurn and the encounters between people who have never met before.
THE LOVEBOX EXPERIENCE combines documentary observation with an unusual experimental setting. The camera remains outside the box while the encounters unfold within it, shifting the focus towards listening, voices and the personal stories of the people taking part.
This page is regularly updated with new reviews, press coverage and publications about THE LOVEBOX EXPERIENCE.