Locally made sci-fi film peers into the void | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHER: A scene from the film “A Void,” featuring lead actors Mu-Shaka Benson, left, and Kristin Noriega, right. (photo provided) Share1 Science fiction allows us to explore our worst fears and wondrous hopes. “A Void,” a short feature created by Colonie filmmaker Joe Gietl, does the former. Featured this weekend at The Madison Theater, the film follows two parents who have lost a child. One, played by Kristin Noriega, turns to her job at a physics lab, creating a possible replacement for the child. The other, played by Mu-Shaka Benson, is consumed by the past.