Joshua Seftel (All The Empty Rooms)
About this episode
Director Joshua Seftel discusses his Oscar-winning documentary 'All The Empty Rooms' about the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings.
Director Joshua Seftel’s Oscar-winning short documentary “All The Empty Rooms” follows veteran CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark on a seven-year-long project to document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. Joshua shares with Tiller the origin of the film (2:00), respecting the spaces while still filming (14:00), how little objects express who we are (23:00), the process of removal (28:30), and the gratification of winning an Oscar (35:30). Produced by: Jacob Miller Executive Producer: Tiller Russell Music by: James Carroll, Graham Tracey & Zydepunk Distributed by: Jake Brennan & Brady Sadler, Double Elvis Productions
People in this episode
Host: Tiller Russell
Guest: Joshua Seftel
Topics covered
- documentary filmmaking
- school shootings
- Oscar-winning films
- photography
- grief and loss
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBS News, Double Elvis Productions
Books & works: All The Empty Rooms
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