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The Big Empty (2005)

The Big Empty poster
Directed by
Newton Thomas Sigel
Genre
drama, fantasy
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman has a condition that doctors and others cannot explain. The film follows her as she deals with the confusion and isolation this causes.

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What happens

The Big Empty is a 2005 short film starring Selma Blair about a woman with an unusual condition that baffles scientists and laymen alike. It was written, directed and produced by Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel. It is based on the short story The Specialist, by Alison Smith. It was executive produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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