Aspen Art Fair: ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS

Documentary, Short | 34 MIN

Follows 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.

Join Aspen Film for a moving evening of film and conversation exploring the role of storytelling, image-making, and art in shaping public consciousness and inspiring change. Featuring an Academy Award®-winning screening of ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS, directed and produced by Josh Seftel, the film follows journalist Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they travel across America creating intimate memorial portraits of the bedrooms left behind by children lost to school shootings. Through photography and human connection, the project transforms spaces of absence into powerful acts of remembrance. The screening will be in partnership with Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, with more than 11 million supporters, including moms, mayors, survivors, students, and everyday Americans who are fighting for common-sense gun safety measures that can help save lives.

Following the screening, Melony Lewis, Executive Producer and Co-Founder of Canyon Echo Capital, will moderate a conversation with Joshua Seftel, filmmaker and director of ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS; Lou Bopp, photographer and co-creator of the project; Avi Bond, co-producer of ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS; and John Feinblatt, President of Everytown for Gun Safety. Together, they will explore the intersection of art, memory, grief, and advocacy, and discuss how creative storytelling can honor lives lost, foster empathy, and inspire meaningful dialogue and social change.