Poster for the film 'The Space Left Behind' featuring a woman holding a polaroid photograph in a warmly lit room with string lights, with the film's credits and credits at the top and bottom.

The Space Left Behind (2025)

Over the course of a single day, Isabelle is forced to confront the painful memories tied to her home following a breakup with a long-term live-in partner. Through an examination of the link between memory and place, and without any dialogue, Isabelle must learn how to reclaim this once-shared space as her own.

Starring - Atlas Turkmen & Maia Rose Michaels

Writer, Director, Editor, Music Composer, Co-Producer - Matthew Alan Schmidt

Producer - Taylor Johansson

Director of Photography, Co-Producer - Ernest Ng

Production Designer - Lily Toftager

Costume Designer - Mallory Gosselin

Sound Designer - David Daoud Elias Evia

Colourist - Leo Hynes

Poster Design - Scott Kemp

A woman with dark curly hair sitting on the floor in a dimly lit room, leaning against a wall near a window with closed blinds.
Two people shaking hands, with a wall decorated with hanging framed photographs in the background.
Empty black metal bookshelf with books on top and bottom shelves, a shadow cast on the wall, and a dark object on a table in the background.
A woman with curly hair looking through a glass window, with a wooden background.
Two women are sleeping in bed, lying on opposite sides with their backs to each other, with a wooden headboard and side tables with lamps and personal items.
A woman with black, curly hair looking at the camera while holding a toothbrush near her lips.
Close-up of a woman with red hair smiling softly, looking slightly to the side.
Two individuals embracing in a warmly lit room with modern decor, including wooden and black and white striped elements.
Close-up of a woman outdoors wearing a hoodie and jacket, with fall foliage in the background.
Person lying on the floor reaching towards objects scattered on the ground, viewed from underneath a table or furniture.
A woman with long dark hair wearing a dark coat is sitting on the step of a house, next to a small empty flower pot, in front of a blue garage door. The house has a brick facade and a window with horizontal blinds. There are fallen leaves on the grav
A woman with wavy brown hair, wearing a brown sweater, sitting on a cream sofa in a room with wooden walls, leaning her arm on the back of the sofa, smiling softly.