'Empty Sandbox' Featured in Official Selection at San Diego’s Black Film Festival

Jan. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Honeybee Entertainment is proud to announce that Empty Sandbox has been included in the 2011 San Diego Black Film Festival’s official selection.   Empty Sandbox is showing on Thursday, Jan. 27 at the festival located at the Regal UA Theatre at Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego. “To be accepted is a dream.  We put so much hard work into this,” said Melissa Marie Gibson; actor, writer, producer and director of the short film. “With this being our first production at HoneyBee Entertainment, it is so fulfilling to know our hard work has been noticed and we can share the story we created with others.”

The short film about one woman, two brothers and one choice tells a compelling story of what can happen when a loved one in the military goes to war and the struggles their family and friends experience. Empty Sandbox was written to portray the pain and hardships that can be experienced in a relationship with a loved one in the military.  “Throughout this short film I wanted to focus on family values with a sense of relatability and most importantly, love,” said Gibson. “Though it is certainly hard to do in a short film, I look to dive deeper in the characters emotions in a feature length.”

“It was a sincere team effort with co-director Leonora Anzaldua Burke.  She truly encompasses leadership,” said Gibson.  “It could not have happened without her, and of course, the many talented people that were involved.”

For more information on the San Diego Black Film festival visit www.sandiegoblackfilmfestival.com.

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HoneyBee entertainment was established in 2009 by Melissa Marie Gibson. 'Empty Sandbox' is their first production.