International Short Film Competition

A Void

Magdaleen, a recluse in her 80s, numbs the pain of losing her husband by envisioning him beside her. After being locked away with the memory of him in her apartment, she desperately attempts to venture into the outside world and to the sea that she longs for.

Shorts O’Clock II, Thursday, February 29th, 19:00

ENGLISH TITLE:

A Void

ORIGINAL TITLE:

Leemtes en Leegheid

DIRECTOR:

Jordy Sank

COUNTRY:

South Africa

GENRE:

fiction

YEAR:

2022

LENGTH:

26’

CAST:

Lida Botha, Johan Botha, Ivan Abrahams

A QUOTE FOR THE FILM:

“You died for me, without my knowledge so that I could sit, for years, with folded hands and prayers, and with prudent eyes, hoping to meet again.”

SELECTIVE LIST OF FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

Silwerskermfees, 2022: Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Audience Choice Award, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, 2022: Best Artists’ Film, South African Film Festival Canada, 2022: Audience Choice Award

DIRECTOR’S BIO:

Jordy Sank is an acclaimed South African Director known for his feature documentary I Am Here (2021), and short film Leemtes en Leegheid (2022). Last year he was honoured with the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the SA Film and TV Awards, given to one filmmaker making waves in the industry.