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Original Film Title: Mirror Within
Director’s Name: Anika Ji
Writer’s Name: Anika Ji
Producer: Anika Ji
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
Runtime: 14 minutes 55 seconds
Film Description:
Natalie, raised in a fractured family, is quiet and withdrawn. When she meets Linder, a fashion executive who recognizes her raw presence, she is drawn into the world of modeling. Linder’s warmth fills an emotional void and offers the validation Natalie has long sought. As their bond deepens, guidance shifts into manipulation and familiar patterns begin to re-emerge. When buried memories and nightmares resurface, Natalie begins to unravel, pulled back into a cycle she thought she had escaped.