At eye level, a microwave. A beep as the light comes on, then a mechanical whir. Behind the smudged door, a blintz is defrosting. Seconds pass by, almost a minute's worth. We watch the inert thing inside change states imperceptibly. Another beep, and the light clicks off. It is done.
The film's tight parameters recall Baker's plays, each of which takes place in a single location and treats the passage of time as an important medium. Baker has said in interviews that she often starts with a setting-in her words, 'a container'-and proceeds toward a vision of bodies moving in four dimensions...
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