Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση (2024) — Short Film by Yorgos Keramydas

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Short film · Student film · Psychological drama

Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση

A young woman can no longer stand the world around her and makes a decision of no return.

Watch the film — English version

Watch the English version of Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση.

YouTube link: open English version on YouTube.

Watch the film — Greek version

Watch the Greek version of Η μεταμόρφωση.

YouTube link: open Greek version on YouTube.

Metamorphosis official FilmFreeway poster

Official poster from FilmFreeway.

Film details

TitleMetamorphosis
Original titleΗ μεταμόρφωση
TypeShort, Student
Runtime2 minutes 5 seconds
CompletionJune 1, 2024
CountryGreece
LanguageEnglish / Greek version available
FormatDigital · Color · 16:9
SchoolHellenic Open University

Credits

DirectorYorgos Keramydas
WriterYorgos Keramydas
ProducerYorgos Keramydas
Key castMaria Drakaki
Voice actorsMorgan K. · Anastasia Kalaitzopoulou
Film typeStudent short film

Official credit: Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση, a short student film by Yorgos Keramydas.

Synopsis

Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση is a short student film about emotional pressure, alienation and the moment when a person can no longer continue inside the world that surrounds them.

The film follows a young woman who can no longer stand the reality around her and moves toward a decision of no return. Through a restrained cinematic approach, the story focuses on inner rupture, isolation and transformation as a final response to emotional exhaustion.

Director note

The film approaches transformation not as fantasy, but as an internal breaking point: a silent passage from endurance to irreversible choice.

Metamorphosis belongs to Yorgos Keramydas’s early student short film work and reflects recurring interests in silence, emotional distance, isolation, moral pressure and visual narration.

Visual approach

The visual approach is built around restraint, atmosphere and emotional pressure. Rather than explaining the protagonist’s condition through dialogue, the film uses mood, framing and rhythm to suggest a gradual inner collapse.

Its title points toward change, but the transformation is psychological and existential: the movement from being trapped inside an unbearable condition to taking a final, irreversible step.

Still photos

Selected official still images from Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση, using FilmFreeway media.

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Awards and recognition

Metamorphosis / Η μεταμόρφωση has received 2 wins.

Winner Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival — 2026 Honorable Mention — Best Editing — Yorgos Keramydas
Winner Absurd Film Festival — 2026 Honorable Mention — Best Editing — Yorgos Keramydas

Themes and keywords

Transformation, alienation, emotional exhaustion, isolation, inner rupture, psychological pressure, irreversible choice, student short film and visual narration.

Press and festival inquiries

For festival inquiries, screening requests, interviews, collaborations, press materials or private viewing links, contact info@yorgoskeramydas.com.

Official press information: Yorgos Keramydas Press Kit · Metamorphosis on FilmFreeway.

Contact

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