The empty world
traveler.
The story
What if you woke up,
and everyone was gone?
Kilmaru is a cinematic content creator who explores the world's most iconic cities — completely empty. Times Square with no crowds. Shibuya Crossing in silence. Airports, hotels, stadiums, cruise ships: abandoned, as if humanity had simply vanished overnight.
Filmed in first person, always hooded, never showing a face, with no dialogue. Just atmospheric sound and a haunting sense of solitude. The result is a genre-defining body of work that sits somewhere between social media and short film.
Since 2021, Kilmaru has been pioneering what is now known as solitude exploration — a style that resonates across every culture and language, precisely because it has no language at all.
"The TikToker who creates videos where he appears to be the only human on the planet." — Wired Italia
The signal
Engagement that outperforms the benchmark.
Average engagement rate · vs. industry benchmark
Roughly three times the benchmark for creators above one million followers — driven by 87.5M likes and over 3M comments to date. Industry benchmarks per Hootsuite / Influencer Marketing Hub 2024 reports.
The audience
Global, English-first,
concentrated in the US and Europe.
Where they watch
Mostly United States and Europe
English-language reach across both regions, with active secondary audiences worldwide.
How they engage
87.5M likes · 3M+ comments
Sustained over years of releases, consistently above the industry benchmark for million-plus creators.
The scenes
Brand integrations
filmed as cinema.
Scene 01
The last drive
Ext. Downtown — Night
A solitary luxury car glides through the empty streets of a sleeping metropolis. No traffic, no pedestrians, no other headlights. Only the engine, echoing between skyscrapers. Kilmaru behind the wheel, hooded, silent.
Fit: automotive · luxury cars · urban transportation
Scene 02
Sound of silence
Int. International Airport — Dawn
Footsteps through an empty terminal. A moving walkway with no one on it. Kilmaru lifts a pair of headphones. Music breaks the vacuum. The contrast between absolute silence and premium sound — felt, not explained.
Fit: audio · headphones · airlines · airport retail
Scene 03
Empty runway
Int. Luxury Arcade — Day
A grand shopping arcade, every store open, not a single person inside. Every step frames the sneakers, the jacket, the silhouette. No crowd to compete with. The clothing holds the shot on its own.
Fit: fashion · sneakers · luxury retail
Scene 04
The last guest
Int. Five-Star Hotel — Continuous
A hotel with every light still on and not a soul behind the desk. Corridors, a lit pool, a rooftop with a view no one else is watching. The camera moves slowly. The brand isn't in the frame — it is the frame.
Fit: hospitality · hotels · tourism boards · cruise lines
Past partnerships
Brands we have traveled with.
The press
Where the work has landed.
Let's make something cinematic.
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