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Ring line

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This is the story of a little girl, called Daphne. 

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She was born in 2035, at the time when technology flourishes, humanity wanders through unknown paths

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and the Third World War has not yet been written in history.

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George and Dimitra were about to become the happiest parents in the world.

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They live in an apartment in the center of Athens, next to the Ethniki Amyna Underground Station.

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Athens follows the technological developments and has become a smart city.

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In 2039, George finds a job as a driver of remote-controlled trucks,

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Dimitra continues to work as an Administrative Services Manager

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and Daphne is attending lessons through her tablet in one of the best private schools, Harvard.

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All of them work from home, but they often use the underground and feel safe having a station so close to them.

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Typically rings Dimitra’s cell phone.
Unknown number is calling.

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Dimitra somewhat troubled says: "Okay, we go!"

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Her gaze is enough to make George stop whatever he does.

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Then they quickly prepare the daughter, take the backpack that is always next to the door and go to the underground.

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[fast footsteps]

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Daphne enjoys this process because on the way to the station they meet the Tree.

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The truth is, she does not understand what this rush is all about

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but she does not say anything because she knows that they will spend some time together with the Tree on their return.

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However, she gets tired sometimes and complains, especially when her tablet's battery is over.

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[Ethniki Amyna] 

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After a while, they disembark at the Ethniki Amyna Station and return home.

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They pass again from the Tree and do sit for a while with it. 

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This process is often repeated and each time Dimitra is nervous but tries to hide it.

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The same happened in December 2040.

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This time, however, coming out of the underground exit, they face something terrible.

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The landscape is bombed, the streets are empty, fumes come out of the ruins and the sound of helicopters is coming from far away.

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[helicopter]

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Daphne is terrified and shouts. "Where are we? What are all these fumes? Where is everybody? Where is the Tree?"

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Then Dimitra bends, hugs her and with shore eyes says: "We are alive!"

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This short film is created as part of the thesis "Designing a diegetic prototype with an emphasis on the smart city".

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It is a narrative that criticizes smart cities.

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In this future, a number of processes will have been greatly facilitated; however, one of the noblest issues of human history will still exist, the war.

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