Empty Shelves

Empty Shelves is a Mexican drama and fantasy film about Diana, a young woman struggling with social anxiety. While working at a supermarket, she is forced to confront her fears and difficulties communicating with people. To escape, she retreats into a silent, motionless dream world where she feels free, though this sanctuary eventually threatens to pull her into oblivion.

The film was written and directed by Xánath Rojas and marks the first project in a chronological sequence of works that includes Genderless. Produced by Natalia Monsiváis through the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the Escuela Nacional De Artes Cinematográficas, the short film has a runtime of six minutes. The cast features Gabriela Lucas in the lead role of Diana López, alongside Heidi Torres, Claudia Ortíz, Roberto Rojas, Tere Viñas, and Sergio Contreras.