Plot

Bob, a young "happiness counselor", has sold a whopping one copy of his book in the United States. Rather than despair, he revels in the news that "they love him in Deutschland." Embracing his opportunity, he boards his inner child and his guitar on a jet for a German book tour. Not since the Marshall Plan has U.S.-German relations been so thoroughly tested as in this musical comedy. The beautiful but bitter Greta, her anti-American boyfriend and the eternal Mr. Positive become casualties left by the clash of cultures. In the end, our overly sunny hero Bob, armed only with his home-spun philosophies and a guitar he can't play, brings new perspective to the Germans, and more importantly, something deeper for himself. A romance that will warm even the sourest heart with its charm and biting satire, Half Empty is a hugely entertaining, Christopher Guest-style romp that inspires infectious laughter.

Reception

Awards:
(Winner)Santa Barbara International Film Festival Gold Vision Award,
(Winner)Santa Barbara International Film Festival Feature Film - Visionary Award,
(Winner)Santa Barbara International Film Festival Visionary Award,
(Winner)WorldFest Houston Gold Special Jury Award -Feature Films

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Credits

Director Robert Peters

Writer Dan Mirvish

Writer Robert Peters

Executive Producer Stan Woodward

Co-Producer Felix Martens

Producer Dan Mirvish

Producer Torsten Neumann

Producer Robert Peters

Greta Hagemann Mareike Fell

Andreas Marek Harloff

Fritz Freckstein Bela B. Felsenheimer

Adele Adele Uddo

Cool French Kid Raphael Giraurd

Liquor Store Guy Carlos Juan Nava

Hardworking Florist Hanis

Sick Bicyclist Martin

Conference Aid Karola Oertel

Front Desk Guy Christoph Heiermann

Baggage Guy Norman Olberg

Philosophical Piano Tuner Joe Privitelli

Capitalist Employee Michele Coniglio

Capitalist Employee Carsten Block

Andreas's uber-babe Juliana Segalla

Book Store Owner Fabian Harloff

Gunter Roman Jakobi

Helen Karly Rothenberg

Scott Josh Negrin

Capitalist Employee Kevin Hersh

Otto Jeffrey Scott Jensen

Hans Ingo Neuhaus

Klaus Stefan Wilking

Nigel Martin D. Dew

Jan Jan Plewka

Blane Abernathy Stephen Israel

Henry Michael Dean Jacobs

Kalle Kalle Schwensen

Jean Claude Malick Bowens

Production Companies Hail Mountain Films

Special Thanks Paige Ryan

Legal and Business Affairs Michael A. Weiss

Underwater Director of Photography Markus Davids

Original Music Leslie Rogers

Enthused Audience Member Gregory Segal

Bob Patterson Robert Peters

Concert-goer James Gilmartin

Film Editor Jason Schmid

Cinematography Josh Negrin

Cinematography Dan Mirvish

Cinematography Markus Davids