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All the Empty Rooms

All the Empty Rooms is a 2025 American documentary short film, directed and produced by Joshua Seftel. It follows Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark across the United States to memorialize the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings.

Premise
Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark across the United States to memorialize the untouched bedrooms of children lost to school shootings. Four children and their bedrooms were featured in the film: • Hallie Scruggs, a victim of the 2023 Nashville school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee • Dominic Blackwell, a victim of the Saugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, California • Gracie Anne Muehlberger, also a victim of the Saugus High School shooting • Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, a victim of the Uvalde school shooting in Uvalde, Texas The full project included four additional children who were not shown in the film. These included three victims of the Parkland high school shooting and one victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. ==Release==
Release
It had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2025. It also screened at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2025. Prior to its Telluride premiere, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film. ==Accolades==
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