The Sociopath (2025) — Short Film by Yorgos Keramydas

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Short film · Crime · Experimental · Student film

The Sociopath

A man devoid of empathy leaves his dead mother’s body to decay in the living room, until a neighbor accidentally sees it.

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The Sociopath official poster

Official poster for The Sociopath.

Film details

TitleThe Sociopath
TypeShort, Student
GenresCrime, Experimental
Runtime2 minutes 10 seconds
CompletionFebruary 28, 2025
Budget100 EUR
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek (Modern)
FormatDigital · Color · 16:9
Student projectYes — Hellenic Open University
StatusStreaming on HorrorHound TV from August 5, 2026

Synopsis

The Sociopath is a Greek crime / experimental short film about emotional absence, violence without moral reasoning and the unsettling horror of a world stripped of empathy.

A man devoid of empathy leaves his dead mother’s body to decay in the living room, continuing his life without grief or responsibility. The situation remains hidden until a neighbor accidentally sees what has happened, forcing his private moral emptiness into the outside world.

Credits

DirectorYorgos Keramydas
WriterYorgos Keramydas
ProducerYorgos Keramydas
Key castYorgos Keramydas
Key castChryssa Thessalonikiou

Official credit: The Sociopath, a short film written and directed by Yorgos Keramydas.

Director statement

“This Experimental film was born from an exploration of the uncanny, the absurd, and the unsettling.”

The film creates a world devoid of empathy and justice, where reality is stripped of moral weight and actions appear to exist without consequence.

Visual approach

The film embraces an expressionistic aesthetic, using unnatural color palettes, calculated framing and high-contrast lighting to reflect the protagonist’s disturbed inner world. Cold blue suggests detachment and calm calculation, while red, pink and green function as emotional and symbolic intrusions.

Narratively, the film is built as a monologue-driven experience. There are no conventional dialogues, only the protagonist’s voice-over and his distorted perception of reality. The result is a minimal, hyper-stylized short film about the absurdity of violence when stripped of traditional motivation.

Still photos

Selected still images from The Sociopath, showing the film’s expressionistic color palette, cold psychological tone and stylized visual construction.

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Awards and recognition

The Sociopath has received 1 win and 5 nominations.

Winner Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival — 2025 Honorable Mention — Best Experimental Film — Yorgos Keramydas
Nominee Independent Horror Movie Awards — 2025 Winter Award — Best Actor — Yorgos Keramydas
Nominee Independent Horror Movie Awards — 2025 Winter Award — Best Editing
Nominee Diabolical Horror Film Festival — 2025 Carnage Award — Best Actor — Yorgos Keramydas
Nominee Luleå International Film Festival — 2026 — Best Actor Short Film — Yorgos Keramydas
Nominee Stockholm City Film Festival — 2026 — Best Experimental Film — Yorgos Keramydas

Themes and keywords

Sociopathy, lack of empathy, justice, moral emptiness, decay, death, domestic horror, crime, exposure, absurd violence, expressionistic color and psychological distance.

Press and festival inquiries

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

Watch on HorrorHound TV: The Sociopath on HorrorHound TV.

Official FilmFreeway project page: The Sociopath on FilmFreeway.

Contact

For festival inquiries, screening requests, collaborations, press materials, interviews, or access to private viewing links, please contact me directly.