EMPTY NEST

Directed by Daniel Burman
Argentina, 91 Minutes, Spanish & Hebrew with English Subtitles
Drama/Foreign
FRI APR 17, 8:45pm; WED APR 22, 6:30pm

Daniel Burman's superbly imaginative and entertaining Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. At once hilarious and nostalgic, Burman's film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and how they are created. Once their children have grown up and left home, playwright Leonardo (played with Woody Allen-like guile by Oscar Martínez) and his wife Martha (wonderfully performed by All About My Mother's Cecilia Roth) have no more excuses for not addressing all of those petty grievances and annoyances that have piled up over the years. While the down-to-earth Martha submerges herself into university classes, her fussy, self-absorbed, but lovable husband takes refuge in quirky fantasies that he can’t distinguish from real life. With a dose of playfulness, there is a mischievous undertone in the brilliantly captured and wistful moments.

Filmography: Family Law (06), Lost Embrace (04), Waiting For The Messiah (00)

Awards: San Sebastian Film Festival's Best Actor & Best Cinematography

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Shown with the short film
Empty House
Directed by Sean Christensen
United States, 5 minutes

Filmmaker Sean Christensen in attendance 4/17

Based on a true story, this experimental short depicts a family torn apart by divorce as told through the perspectives of the house and furniture that they used to own.

Sean Christensen (Director)

With backgrounds in theatre, visual arts and music composition, writer/director Sean Christensen brings a unique, multi-disciplinary approach to his filmmaking. As the Artistic Director of Square One Cinema, LLC, Christensen is devoted to creating unique films with evocative imagery and emotional storytelling. Favoring creativity over big budgets, Christensen’s films incorporate a wide variety of artistic mediums to convey their own unique messages.