Private Project

REFLECTION

A young girl tries to find out what caused her best friend to commit suicide. In the process, she discovers many things about herself, her friend and the state of Greece today.

  • Dimitris Aletras
    Director
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Writer
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Producer
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Editor
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Director of Photography
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Sound
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Visual Effects
  • Dimitris Aletras
    Animation
  • Kalliope Aletra
    Key Cast
    "Angeliki / ?"
  • Thodoris Kermelidis
    Key Cast
    "Angeliki's boyfriend"
  • Gianna Stylianou
    Key Cast
    "Ioanna"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ΕΙΔΩΛΟ
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Art FIlm, Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 20, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Mobile
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • L’ Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival (27th Monthly Season)

    Amateur Film (Winner), Mobile Film (Winner)
  • Virgin Spring Cinefest (41st Monthly Season)

    Amateur Film (Winner), Mobile Film (Winner)
Director Biography - Dimitris Aletras

Director’s biography | English

Dimitris Aletras was born in 1996 in Larissa, Greece. During his high school years he was awarded three times in the National Mathematical Olympiad, receiving the Bronze (2011), Silver (2013) and Gold (2014) Medal. In 2020, as part of his undergraduate studies, he completed his first short film, REFLECTION.

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Director Statement

“There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside of them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.”
- Hermann Hesse

It is said that a different version of ourselves exists in the minds of everyone who knows us. The main character is forced to confront the reality of her late best friend. She sees her boyfriend, her friends and her own reality reflected through the eyes of someone she thought she knew well, but had not realized how much alike they actually were.