All the Empty Rooms

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All the Empty Rooms
Directed byJoshua Seftel
Produced by
  • Joshua Seftel
  • Conall Jones
  • James Costa
  • Trevor Burgess
CinematographyMatt Porwoll
Edited by
Music byAlex Somers
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • August 31, 2025 (2025-08-31) (Telluride)
  • December 1, 2025 (2025-12-01) (Netflix)
Running time
33 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

All the Empty Rooms is a 2025 American documentary short 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 bedrooms of children killed in school shootings.

All the Empty Rooms had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2025. Netflix acquired the documentary short at Telluride, and released it on its streaming service on December 1, 2025.

Premise

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

Release

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

The film won the Subject Matter Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival.[6]

References

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  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.
  6. ^ "HIFF33: Awards Announced!". Hamptons International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
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