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The mannequin

A woman's soul is trapped inside a mannequin in the basement of a clothing store. As it is summer, the mannequin reminisces about moments from her past and dreams of stepping out into the light.

  • Mary Klampoura
    Director
  • Mary Klampoura
    Writer
  • Mary Klampoura
    Producer
  • Charalampos Roumeliotis
    Producer
  • Niki Fragkelli
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF
    Athens
    Greece
    December 17, 2024
    Greek Premiere
    Official Selection
  • kalakari film fest
    Dewas
    India
    Official Selection
  • Edmonton Underground Film Festival
    Edmonton
    Canada
    October 18, 2025
    American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Chania Film Festival and Chania Film Festival Edu
    Chania
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • KISFFO Karditsa International Short Film Festival Opseis
    Karditsa
    Greece
    August 28, 2025
    Cinematic Achievement Award
  • Woman, Life, Freedom Festival

    Quarter Finalist
  • Short Spotlight Film Festival
    Birmingham
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • INSPIRE TV™ Festival
    Agii Theodori, Corinthia, Greece
    Greece
    February 6, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Salamina International Short Film Festival
    Salamina
    Greece
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mary Klampoura

Mary Klampoura was born in Larissa, Greece, in June 1993. She completed her Theater Studies at the University of Patras (B.A.) back in 2016 and in 2020 she obtained her diploma in filmmaking from the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos. In 2014, she was the writer, production assistant and actress of the play "Erotic Crack" (The show was staged at Agora Theatre, in Patras). She has written and directed four short films, which have been awarded in both greek and international festivals (Greek International Film Festival of Toronto, Mpumalanga International Film Festival, Kalakari Film Fest, Chania Film Festival and Chania Film Festival Edu, Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF, International Film Festival of Larissa - Thessaly etc.). She has worked as a theatrologist in a Children's Creative Activity Centre and she was a member of the organizing committee of the 16th Larissa International Film Festival. She has attended seminars in Social Media Marketing, School Psychology and Teaching Philosophy in Primary Schools. She’s currently doing her MSc in Educational Psychology at the Neapolis University Pafos.Her first poetry book, “Tawny Skin” is published by Metronomos Editions.

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Director Statement

My main goal in cinema is to show the truth of human existence through a psychological, philosophical and poetic lens; my main principle is staying true to myself, both in my art and in real life.