"The world of Boxhead and Roundhead is not merely stressful; it is unstable in the extreme and rotten to the core.
The hapless twosome are Laurel and Hardy in hell.  Their hopes, dreams and peace of mind  -- even their physical well-being -- are constantly undermined by infernal machines, animals and, most viciously, their fellow humans, ironically often including themselves.  The stylized black, white and grey designs and expressionistic animation (Box and Round move like demented Jello), convey a bracing cynicism, as well as fear, anger and hopelessness.  In this world, the bottle is not only not half-full, but smashed on the road and the protagonists’ faces drubbed through glass shards and spilt vino."
John Canemaker – animation legend and Oscar winner.

"THE THING IN THE DISTANCE is a funny paranoid fantasy that combines evocative pantomime animation in silhouette with novel production design and soundtrack. I enjoyed it and found it delightfully creepy."
Nancy Beiman - animation legend and teacher.

"Boxhead and Roundhead inhabit a constantly threatening, cross-hatched, George-Orwell-meets-Edward-Gorey world and are (as I've said before and will keep on saying until it becomes a reality) destined for that unique form of Greatness that is reserved for those who truly suffer. I adore their pessimism, their ruthlessness and their manic desperation in the face of Fate: they inhabit our bleakest nightmares; they are the dark soul of the Toon!"
Brian Sibley – author, broadcaster and animation historian.

"I especially liked the extra-weird dream sequence. One thing I particularly liked about the dream sequence was its editing. Short scenes in developing sequence with black/silence in between. I'd never seen that technique before. It was very effective, and startling."
Nina Paley – award winning director of Sita Sings The Blues.

"Loved your new short! Very funny, with masterful production, as always. A great character piece while still being experimental."
David B. Levy – award winning animation director and author.

The Thing in the Distance is beautiful- absolutely beautiful! It's so evocative- the track is wonderful, I could feel the wind and I love the birds and the blur you use and I definitely love those two. Haunting, evocative, eerie, and funny- all at the same time. And the animation is exquisite.
Yvette Kaplan - animationista.

“Paradoxically Elliot Cowan shines darkness and light on the paranoia in the corners of our minds. His films show the beauty of life fleetingly distracts us from the fear of the inevitably of death.”
William Wray – artist.

"Here’s a perfect example real innovation and yet a traditional approach combined. The somewhat spooky but extremely enjoyable “The Thing in the Distance” by Elliot Cowan is one you must not miss. Suffice it to say, you won’t have seen anything’ like it before!".
2D or Not 2D Animation Festival

"Boxhead and Roundhead have exploded onto the international scene with appearances in music videos and, of course, their own series of stressful adventures, illustrated with an arresting expressionistic pallette of black, white, and gray to provide equal parts whimsy and ominous darkness."
Starz Denver Film Festival.

"Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead: Brothers in Arms, a film that depicts the story about the futility of war using minimum resources and achieving maximum expression."
Special Mention at The Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival.

"The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead are thoroughly entertaining animated films. In the future, festival patrons, particularly at shows catering to animation, may well feel ripped-off if there is not a Stressful Adventure on the program"
JB Spins - publisher and broadcaster.

"Another one and another gem. Hooray. At this rate you'll have a whole series soon and I'll be looking forward to all of them”.
Donnachada Daly – animation supervisor, Dreamworks Animation.

“So You! So heartfelt, rugged, charming, up and down and adventurous. I like it very, very much. More please!”.
Uli Meyer – animation director/character designer.

“This is great great work, Elliot. I think you should be a star.”
Rod Guenodon – storyboard artist, Dreamworks Animation.

“Great...Love it...!”.
Neil Ross – production designer, Corpse Bride, The Golden Compass, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.

Brilliant!!!!!”.
Oscar Grillo – animation legend.