Emptiness is a 2D animated short film that illuminates a timeline of the highly cherished moment when Gea (/hā-a/) becomes a mother of three passerine songbirds (swallows) nesting underneath the portico of a home in San Miguel de Allende. She does what moms do, providing them with security, nourishment, and affection.
The story is a narrative metaphor for the hundreds of thousands of mothers and families worldwide with missing loved ones who continue searching for them, sometimes years after their disappearance.
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Their goal is $11,275, representing our total pre-production, production, and postproduction budget. In exchange for your donation of any amount, you’ll receive a menu of digital gifts.
The Mexican filmmaking team is motivated to tell a story representative of the record number of forced disappearances in our country. According to the BBC, Mexico marked a grim milestone earlier this year, with the number of people officially listed as disappeared at more than 100,000.
One rainy day, Gea leaves the nest in search of food. While away, an army of fire ants maliciously attacks the nest. Gea returns to discover that her son Tut (/to͞ot/), daughter Lu (/lo͞o/), and son Spes (/spes/) are missing. Confused and distraught, she struggles to understand the disappearance of her children and cope with her loss. Finally, after days of mindless flight—inconsolable, devasted, and exhausted—Gea locates her son, Tut, representing mothers’ hope that someday they may find their missing.
Emptiness will premiere on December 9, 2022, during a private screening at a to-be-determined Cinemex theater in Mexico City.
For more information, please visit Emptiness.mx
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