The Empty
by Tom Escovar
The Empty
by Tom Escovar
We feel strongly about the film and need your support because we believe it captures the simple human element of a parent-child relationship after break-up. Surmising what could happen in the wake of family separation; the loneliness, confusion and fundamental need for a child to feel safe.
We feel strongly about the film and need your support because we believe it captures the simple human element of a parent-child relationship after break-up. Surmising what could happen in the wake of family separation; the loneliness, confusion and fundamental need for a child to feel safe.
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Inclusion Statement
The film is an inclusive work because it primarily focuses on two female characters, a mother and daughter, and the bond they share. We wanted to emphasize this particular relationship because the dramatic nature of the film avoids over simplifying with trite answers or easy solutions to heal.About The Project
The film interested me for several reasons. How do pivotal events happen? How and why do people go to great lengths to make things not as they seem? Here's the story...
Maura is lonely and isolated after the separation of her parents. Maura's mother, Patricia, is likewise overwhelmed with the newly formed circumstances of single parenting and financial obligations. Patricia is isolated from friends due to the separation, in need respite to focus on herself, and would like to make new connections and have a social life. Feeling an undefined distance and distraction from Patricia that seems to grow each day, Maura begins to think of how to reconnect with Patricia to receive the attention she yearns for.
Maura turns to Peter, a friend of Patricia's, who suggests an idea to help Maura reform her bond with Patricia. Maura thinks the idea is intriguing and simple enough and sets out, with Peter's help, to lift her mother's spirit to once again feel the sense of security Maura feels she is losing day by day. Patricia will be surprised by Maura's thoughfulness and turn her attention to Maura.
The film is an amalgamation of several stories I've familiarized myself with over a number of years. Stories that have become very familiar, a part of the national discussion in some respects. My hope is the film draws the audience inside the family, triggering something they relate to and perhaps see themselves in Maura and Patricia. A parent's relationship to his or her child is arguably one of the most fundamental things in shaping the life of the child. If it becomes damaged even slightly it is not easily repaired or retrieved. As it goes life gets in the way of life, we do things we say things carelessly. It bleeds the fabric of relationships and families. But who lurks in the shadows around the vulnerable? Others may take advantage of this without warning.
My hope is the audience connects with and empathizes with Maura and Patricia. Maura's need to connect with Patricia is the story of The Empty.
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About This Team
Kelly O'Donnell (Patricia) Kelley Rae O'Donnell - Company member of New York’s LAByrinth Theater Company and The Actors Center.Theatre includes: Different Words for the Same Thing (directed by Thomas Kail), John Patrick Shanley one-act play Hot Bubbles as Esther, The Atmosphere of Memory directed by Pam MacKinnon (with Ellen Burstyn and John Glover), Heal Me Television (with Yolonda Ross and Clarke Peters, Revolution (with Sam Rockwell and Zach Grenier).Film includes: The Thorny Rose (Cherry Films - Kenny Hillman, Tricia Cooke and Carrie Schrader), On Your Mark (directed/written by Dylan Kidd), Acme Pictures (directed by Michael Nigro and Perry Grebin), Damned (directed by James Murray “Impractical Jokers”).Television includes: Host/Creator of her own show for Women's Entertainment Television, “We Buzz with The Video Chick.” www.kellrod.com
Tom Escovar (Writer/Director) Tom writes, directs and produces films in New York City. Cofounded Zero Point Films along with Robert Wagner in 2010. The latest ZPF film, The Empty, is a journey into a more dramatic, ellipitical film as ZPF has previously focused on dark comedies. The film was shot over the spring and summer of 2016. Thus far, Zero Point Films, has completed two previous short films; Spilt Milk and Artaud's Descendants. In Tom's spare time he also curates and produces the New York No Limits Film Series right here in NYC.
Robert Wagner (Producer) Robert Wagner began working on films as a student at New York University. As a founding member of Zero Point Films, he has produced the films Artaud’s Descendants, Spilt Milk(Official Selection-Sunscreen Film Festival, Chicago Comedy Film Festival, We Like ‘Em Short Film Festival & Philadelphia Film and Animation Festival) and Good Morning. Robert has also been a longtime working jazz bassist in New York, as well as his hometown of Washington, DC and Baltimore, as well as performing in Europe with various jazz groups. In addition to producing duties, Robert also has composed and produced all the original scores for Zero Point Films’ catalogue. In 2011, Robert co-founded New York No Limits Film series, an ongoing presentation of short and feature films presented in New York City. New York No Limits has exhibited over 200 films from over 20 countries. Robert lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Erin, and their Labradoodle, Wallace.
Alex Jorgensen (Director of Photography)
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