Tastemaker

CinemaStrikesBack has a beautifully detailed review of Choking Man:

Cinematically the film is very interesting. Often shot in unusually close close-ups of Jorge, it adds to a claustrophobic feel in the diner and in his apartment. The implication, I think, is that Jorge is suffocating in this environment, or perhaps more pointedly “choking” on his own shyness. To deal with this he creates mental escape routes, including his imaginary roommate, and to show this, fantastically serene graphics pop up throughout the film, often of the rabbit from the story in his childhood. They struck me as reminiscent of the use of colors in Punch Drunk Love, if that makes any sense.