Ring line
This is the story of a little girl, called Daphne.
She was born in 2035, at the time when technology flourishes, humanity wanders through unknown paths
and the Third World War has not yet been written in history.
George and Dimitra were about to become the happiest parents in the world.
They live in an apartment in the center of Athens, next to the Ethniki Amyna Underground Station.
Athens follows the technological developments and has become a smart city.
In 2039, George finds a job as a driver of remote-controlled trucks,
Dimitra continues to work as an Administrative Services Manager
and Daphne is attending lessons through her tablet in one of the best private schools, Harvard.
All of them work from home, but they often use the underground and feel safe having a station so close to them.
Typically rings Dimitra’s cell phone. Unknown number is calling.
Dimitra somewhat troubled says: "Okay, we go!"
Her gaze is enough to make George stop whatever he does.
Then they quickly prepare the daughter, take the backpack that is always next to the door and go to the underground.
[fast footsteps]
Daphne enjoys this process because on the way to the station they meet the Tree.
The truth is, she does not understand what this rush is all about
but she does not say anything because she knows that they will spend some time together with the Tree on their return.
However, she gets tired sometimes and complains, especially when her tablet's battery is over.
[Ethniki Amyna]
After a while, they disembark at the Ethniki Amyna Station and return home.
They pass again from the Tree and do sit for a while with it.
This process is often repeated and each time Dimitra is nervous but tries to hide it.
The same happened in December 2040.
This time, however, coming out of the underground exit, they face something terrible.
The landscape is bombed, the streets are empty, fumes come out of the ruins and the sound of helicopters is coming from far away.
[helicopter]
Daphne is terrified and shouts. "Where are we? What are all these fumes? Where is everybody? Where is the Tree?"
Then Dimitra bends, hugs her and with shore eyes says: "We are alive!"
This short film is created as part of the thesis "Designing a diegetic prototype with an emphasis on the smart city".
It is a narrative that criticizes smart cities.
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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