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Emptiness

A little girl and her mother move to a rented apartment. The young woman has recently managed to get out of an abusive relationship. They hope to start a new life, but the mother, struggling with depression, "loses" her heart.
The emptiness inside consumes the woman and forces her to commit suicide in order to get revenge on her abuser.

my film was shot at my own expense without support

  • Julia Voytyuk
    Director
  • Julia Voytyuk
    Writer
  • Olga Dvorzhetskaya
    Writer
  • Julia Voytyuk
    Producer
  • Vaselisa Vaseva
    Producer
  • Stefania Arenina
    Key Cast
  • Alexandra Solyankina
    Key Cast
  • Sergey Stetsik
    Key Cast
  • Andrey Bogomolov
    Dop
  • Anton Kravchuk
    CG
  • Giallo
    Music
  • Nikita Dzuba
    Post-production sound director
  • Tasha Kruglova
    Editor
  • Zhenya Zemlyakova
    Make-up Artist
  • Olya Zemlyanaya
    Costume designer
  • Nadia Kosheleva 
    production designer
  • Ilia Zavialov
    colorist
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Пустота
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 27, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Julia Voytyuk

I was born beyond the Arctic Circle of Russia in the city called Labytnangi, while my parents were on expedition. But Moscow is the place where I grew up.
I loved cinema and theater since childhood, and suddenly became aware that I could not imagine my life without it in the future.
After my school graduation i entered the Theater academy and successfully completed studying acting and directing faculty, majoring in drama theater and film actress . Then I acted in movies and worked in theater entreprise.
But movie making was the only thing that made my heart race. I wanted to create, not just act.
Than I graduated Moscow Film School «short film direction», shot a short film " Когда я был на крыше ", but it wasn’t released, short after I shot a documentary short film - "Inside".
Finally my first feature film " Emptiness "
It’s about the situation inside hearts and minds of me and probably many others as of today.

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Director Statement

Movie-making for me is about magic of teamwork, love and the opportunity to talk about real Important things.
So here I am, talking.