EMPTINESS

VACIO

By Paul VENEGAS

XANADU FILMS - as PROD

First film - Completed 2020

LEI and WONG arrive clandestinely in Ecuador. She has only one objective, New York. While he longs to bring his son from China. But their fate is in the hands of CHANG, a bipolar gangster who becomes obsessed with her and will set them at a cross roads, together they will fight for their freedom.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2018
Video Library
Busan - BIFF/APM 2020
Flash Foward
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2021
Best Feature American Competition
Chicago Latin Film Festval 2021
Official Selection
Oska Asian FIlm Festival 2021
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • ECUADOR, URUGUAY
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN, SPANISH, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Paul VENEGAS
    • Writer(s)
    • Carlos TERAN, Paul VENEGAS
    • Producer(s)
    • Paul VENEGAS (Xanadu Films), Esteban SCHROEDER (La Suma Cine TV)
    • Synopsis
    • LEI and WONG arrive clandestinely in Ecuador. She has only one objective, to reach New York. While he longs to bring his son from China. But their fate is in the hands of CHANG, a bipolar gangster who becomes obsessed with her and will set them at a cross roads, together they will fight for their freedom.
      EMPTINESS portrays the emotional experience of the migrant in the search for their dreams, and their struggle to preserve their dignity.