EMPTY AMERICA - the full-length documentary

When coronavirus made it's way through America last year and became an official "pandemic" causing a full, nation-wide shutdown, I was left out in the cold. I was rehearsing a play, then traveling to do another, then some corporate gigs and standup dates throughout the summer. As well, I was living on the road, gig-to-gig. My gigs were my housing. Covid swept in and emptied my calendar, took away my housing and left me reeling. 
But it didn't kill my creativity, curiosity and wanderlust. I wondered what America looked like shut down. Since I was forced into my car, I set out to document it. In 3 weeks I drove to 17 major cities (and a bunch of small ones) and logged 8600 miles and tons of footage. The still photos have already officially been installed into the Smithsonian archives as a time stamp of a unique, unprecedented happening. The filmed footage, along with some of those photographs, I've turned into the documentary "Empty America." 
I didn't do this to exploit what ended up being a tragic year for the US. Instead, I'm posting it as a reminder, as a time capsule, and hopefully as a call-to-arms to help out Covid relief charities. As such, I've posted it free on YouTube with the websites for said charities listed in the credits.
I hope you find it interesting at the very least. At the very most, I hope it helps all of us help each other out and finally get back to whatever "normal" may be now.

Thanks for watching and sharing.

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