Emptys - Tropfest NY 2012 Winner (TSI "Bagel)

Directed by Josh Leake

EMPTYS is Josh's first film. It is a documentary short about people who collect beverage containers as their principal source of income. This is the first film in a series of documentaries he's producing.

Tropfest NY

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  Film & Animation

[bayport22]

where was the bagel?

[TROPFEST]

In the garbage bin at 1.34...

[jackclarkfilms]

I thought they would buy a bagel at the end with the money. Btw there is a feature doco called 'Carts of Darkness' which is similar to this.

[SauronsEye]

Coca Cola in Australia is trying to tell the Northern Territory government it's law that 10cent deposits on it's bottles is unlawful. Great corporate citizen Coke.

[MyUnknowing]

i saw it before i read this

[Mark Forbes]

Met the director Today at the 20th Raindance film festival here in London. Very sad, touching film about how cruel life can be for some people in the real world.

[Jim Siriotis]

Joseph the blind guy made it for me. Emotional driven doco packed with truthful experience of honest poverty.

[QueenBoadicea]

I'm in New York and I try to recycle bottles and cans. But it's so hard to make a decent buck on them; the price of $0.05 hasn't changed since the 1980s! Imagine if we could buy cars, records or pizza at the price set in the 1980s. I make more money selling books and it doesn't make me as fatigued.

[ThunderForce222]

This was great!



[Lisa Plug]

I LOVE this video! I live by a moto "never judge a book by it's cover." I read a lot of the comments and most people didn't like it because it was about homeless people. I on the other hand think this is a video that EVERYONE needs to see. Folks your life can change over night. Literally! Thanks Josh! I'm giving you a standing ovation!

[j238nyc]

Watched it once at Bryant park & twice online. Still haven't seen a bagel.

[Diallo Moore]

I'm a native of Portland, so I remember seeing this stuff a lot.