Simply put, the film is the story of a young woman looking to fill a void.
“Emptiness” conveys the universal experience of being an immigrant longing for opportunity and new experiences. Venegas’ film focuses on
el Chinatown de Guayaquil, a place where Chinese immigrants have built a community of their own since the 19th century, when migrant workers began leaving China for South America and the Caribbean in response to the economic and political crisis that affected the Qing Dynasty.
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Filmed over the span of about a month (30 days in Ecuador and two in Uruguay), “Emptiness” aspires to take the viewer through the emotional journey of immigration the yearning, the daydreaming, the excitement of arriving upon the shores of a new place. It’s also realistic.