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This is What the World Looks Like When You’re Gone
- Steen Starr
- Canada
- 2022
- 11 mins
- Sun Jan 28
- 2:45 PM
- Showplace
When we lose someone, the world ticks on just the same. But for those left behind everything is entirely changed. This is What the World Looks Like When You’re Gone is a beautifully made, contemplative look at love, loss and family.
Guest in attendance, Q&A with Steen Star
- English
- Captioned in English
About the Filmmaker
- Filmmaker: Steen Starr
- Writer: Steen Starr
- Other Credits: Editor: Olya Glotka
Steen Starr (she/her) is a writer, playwright, performer and filmmaker based in Toronto, Canada. Her work focuses on queer identity, sexuality and experiences of being human using humour, candour and “sharply drawn insights” (Edmonton Journal). Starr’s previous two short films circulated to festivals internationally and collectively won 7 awards. Her current work, This is What the World Looks Like When You’re Gone, was selected as Best Documentary at the 2023 Women Over Fifty Film Festival in the UK.