The film follows a preschool-aged girl who leaves her classroom after being sent to the time-out chair.[9] She spends the afternoon in the East Village of New York, dragging the chair behind her.[10]
History
The film's music was composed by Mark Suozzo.[2]The Time-Out Chair was originally screened at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival.[11] The Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan acquired the film in 2004.[12] It was included as part of the museum's family film screening on January 15, 2011.[13][14] It was featured as the second short in MoMA's "Figuring Out Feelings" series on March 5, 2016.[8]
