claustrophobia
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Featuring handheld camerawork and frequent close-ups, these early works evoke the quasi-improvisational style of John Cassavetes smothered in claustrophobia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Chiu suffered permanent damage to his hearing and struggled with claustrophobia for years, while Tsui said the ordeal robbed him of his adventurous personality and made him "a different person".
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Fumio Hayasaka’s music, with its overt hints of Ravel’s “Bolero,” adds a sense of claustrophobia to the imagery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
It does not feel like that level of claustrophobia will be part of this week, but the fans on the practice days have been good-naturedly engaging in the 'phoney war'.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
His chest was heaving and I was remembering how he told me he didn’t used to have claustrophobia and now he did.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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