i saw this film at sxsw with the director in attendance . quite a few people walk out and and the audience could barely muster even polite applause at the end . of the 60 or 70 film i have see at this festival and frownland be among the bad . at 106 minute and it be at least 95 minute too long . you get to watch the main character fail and draw out attempt to communicate and in extended real time . the same grimace and hand over mouth motion and kinetic and frantically repeat word and syllable over and over and over again we get the point . one site actually compare this work to early mike leigh . what drug would you have to be on to make that statement . give that frownland be a captain beefheart song and maybe you would have to be able to enjoy trout mask replica on heavy rotation to appreciate this film . unbelievably and this win a jury award at the festival . you can bet it do not win an audience award .