The Empty Building

Caught the film at the Gotham Short Film Festival a couple of weeks ago. I was blown away by the story and art filled scenes-- one beauty after another. Strong contents involving the mind set of people having todeal with their early years where problems occurred, big big problems. All within this weird building where anything goes. Excellent Production values from top to bottom. This film is strange and gets stranger by the minute but there's something there that keeps you watching.

Great acting from the director Govanni Sanseviero. This man has talent in many fields. This film works!

Throw in "bent" while you're at it. I saw the Empty Building at the Rivers Edge Film Festival just recently and I have to tell you, it is rich in every aspect of film-making. Most intriguing was how they fed the emotional mind-set of the characters visiting the building and what they were up against. My girlfriend and I both felt we visited the building ourselves. It was clearly retrospective. There was a lot going on within the story structure: past and present time, who's who at what age and at times I was confused, but as the story unraveled it all came together convincingly, most especially with the last shot in the movie; simple yet immensely profound. What a high note to slam a story's conclusion with. For me, the established "high end" directors get away with confusing without the risk of being alienated. I watch because there's a sense I won't be let down. Giovanni Sanseviero, the director(and great actor too) has according to his web site, done nothing prior to this directorial debut of his. Wow, we were too glued to even think of splitting. Giovanni deserves a lot for making a film that is by any standards conventional and that's what I guess caught us off guard. His choices are in the line of a handful of these directors that most definitely have their own unique fingerprint to their work. I think and hope Giovanni will be one of these. I scored a 9 out of 10 and the reason its just shy of perfect? It should have been a feature!

A very enjoyable film by a thoughtful film maker. Great care went into this piece and it proves hard work can pay off. I liked the ideaa of a building where everything people are dealing with takes place. It was smart to keep it in the building and not go to different places like different locations. It intensified the stories by recreating locations. It had a twisted feel. I liked the sets very much. And the acting was very professional. I highly recommend seeing this film also because of the story. And that really makes it a winner for me. Very very enjoyable!!! I got a great press kit with mine. Lots of interesting information. Very funny how the director got his hands on this building in NY city. Very brave to take such a chance.

A really good piece of film work here. Much like the other comments, I found it very entertaining to sit through. By far one of the better films I got my hands on involving independent filmmakers and their abilities to tell a story. Clearly the most inventive. I'm glad to see there was more effort in creating then just throwing a story together. Tons and tons of detail and a command for taking you aboard for a stirring ride. This could not have been an easy film to do.

This is the Director's first film, nice nice way to start a career. There should be more coming, I'm sure of this. He says things that make you think instead of just showing with a predictable formula. Wake up you other wanna-bee Directors. Start with this film and get it right.

Fabulous film-making, it was quite engaging. A real treat to watch and wonder. Felt more like I was exploring much like the characters. At first, I felt a little uneasy with the subject matters then realizing this is real stuff, it's life and the characters struggling for better understanding is a great dimension of mankind...hope. The Director, Giovanni handled things with great sensitivity and honor for the events depicted and never playing with emotional strings. He also exhibited great imagination to set up the story and where it all takes place. Bizare, Bizare! (Outstanding actor I should also mention. People will come to know his talents.)

Make more stories about people confronting the building. It will probably help a lot of people too. I think you'd like that. Thank you,

Patsy B.