All the Empty Rooms

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All the Empty Rooms
Directed by Joshua Seftel
Produced by
  • Joshua Seftel
  • Conall Jones
  • James Costa
  • Trevor Burgess
CinematographyMatt Porwoll
Edited by
Music byAlex Somers
Production
companies
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
Running time
33 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

All the Empty Rooms is an 2025 American short documentary film, directed and produced by Joshua Seftel. It follows Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark across the United States to memorialize the childhood bedrooms of children lost to school shootings.

Contents

It had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2025.

Premise

Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark across the United States to memorialize the childhood bedrooms of children lost to school shootings. [1]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2025. [2] It will also screen at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2025. [3] [4] Prior to, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film. [5]

References

  1. "All the Empty Rooms". The Film Collaborative . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. Hammond, Pete (August 28, 2025). "Telluride Film Festival Lineup: 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere', Edward Berger's 'Ballad Of A Small Player', Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet' Among World Premieres". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 7, 2025). "Idris Elba's 'Dust To Dreams' Starring Seal Set To Premiere In TIFF Shorts + Full Lineup". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. "All the Empty Rooms". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  5. Feinberg, Scott (August 28, 2025). "Telluride: Netflix Acquires Doc Short 'All the Empty Rooms' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 30, 2025.