THE EMPTY BOX preceded by AS TIME GOES BY

Screening

03/07/2017 6:30pm

Jazmin had long been estranged from her father Toussaint, a Haitian immigrant and drifter, when she receives a phone call from the hospital informing her that Toussaint is suffering from vascular dementia. Suddenly charged with caring for a man she hardly knows, Jazmin must reckon with an unresolved past while Toussaint’s illness abandons him in an increasingly baffling present.
In this captivating, heartfelt follow-up to her winsome debut The Amazing Catfish, Mexican writer, director and star Claudia Sainte-Luce sensitively explores the precarious terrain of familial loyalties, old wounds and fraught forays into reconciliation.

Event Films

AS TIME GOES BY

The story of a once prominent actor who spends the last days of his life in a rundown retirement home. A surprise visit from his son unravels a series of events that will change their perspective on life, death and family.

THE EMPTY BOX

Due to his health condition, Toussaint, a 60 year old Haitian native, goes to live with Jazmin, his 30 year old daughter in Mexico City. Toussaint is a man who wasn’t able to take root in any of the places he lived. He was not a loving father and he is a complete stranger to Jazmín. Through this compelled cohabitation, Toussaint will put together the puzzle of his past with his remaining memories and Jazmín will be able to forgive and move on with her own life.
To enable screen reader support, press shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Z. To learn about keyboard shortcuts, press shortcut Ctrl+slash.

No Longer Available