Empty by Design
Two millennials find themselves back in the Philippines after years of being away. Feeling isolated, their friendship helps them find a sense of connection
Two millennials find themselves back in the Philippines after years of being away. Feeling isolated, their friendship helps them find a sense of connection
Two millennials find themselves back in the Philippines after years of being away. Feeling isolated, their friendship helps them find a sense of connection
Andrea A. Walter is a British Filipino nonbinary filmmaker, born and raised in the Philippines. They currently work as a writer, director and cinematographer and are based in Los Angeles, California. Their work has been screened at a number of film festivals such as SXSW, HIFF, LAAPFF, Inside Out as well as well known screening series such as Flux at the Hammer Museum and Queer Rhapsody at the American Cinematheque. Currently one of their short films is archived at the UCLA Film & TV archive, the largest LGBTQIA+ archive for film in the world. On top of narrative and documentary work, Andrea has years of live production under their belt, having worked as a camera operator and producer for concerts, nightclubs and music festivals such as Life is Beautiful, Outside Lands, TED Talks and Twitch. They were named Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year in 2020 and have been selected as a 2024 Women in Film Cinematography fellow under Alison Kelly. Currently they are under the mentorship of Lilly Wachowski.
World Premiere & Closing Night Film - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2019
Official Selection - CAAMFest 2019
Official Selection & Centrepiece Film - Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2019
Official Selection & Opening Night Film - Nevada Women’s Film Festival 2020
Official Selection & Centrepiece Film - Austin Asian American Film Festival 2019
Nevada Women’s Film Festival 2020 - Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year
Soho International Film Festival 2019 - Best International Feature Film
Producer & Actor - Osric Chau
Actor - Rhian Ramos
Producer & Actor - Chris Pang
Producer & Actor - Dante Basco
Producer - JoAnn Banaga