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Life has a way of throwing challenges at us. And sometimes those challenges leave us feeling lost, broken or overwhelmed. Whether it’s trauma from the past or just the weight of everything we’re carrying, there are moments when we feel like we should handle it all alone. Society often teaches us that independence equals strength, but the truth is, the hardest battles are not meant to be fought in silence. Many of us struggle with this, believing we have to fix ourselves, hiding the pain behind a brave face. But healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s in those vulnerable moments, when we share our burdens with others, that true transformation begins.
This journey is about self-compassion, realising that you are worthy of help. It’s about understanding that leaning on others isn’t a sign of weakness, but of incredible strength. When life gets tough, it’s okay to not have all the answers, and it’s more than okay to ask for a hand to hold along the way. And in embracing our own story, no matter how difficult the past may have been, we can rewrite our future with resilience, grace, and the unshakable belief that brighter days are always within reach.
Featuring Elizabeth Softky.
Filmed in Redwood City, California, USA.
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Who is Reflections of Life? We are Justine and Michael (previously known as Green Renaissance). We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth – that we are all human. The more that we understand and believe in this interconnectedness, the more we will treat ourselves, one another, and planet earth with a greater sense of compassion.
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Filming – by Michael Raimondo
Editing – by Justine du Toit
Sound mix – by Tamryn Breakey
The following music tracks are used in this film:
At First We Felt – by Christian Andersen (via Epidemic Sound)
Autumn Mist – by Nobou (via ArtList)
Softest of Feathers – by Calm Shores (via Epidemic Sound)
Soft Weight of Slow Desire – by Jay Taylor (via Epidemic Sound)
Araceli – by Harbours & Oceans (via Epidemic Sound)
A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) – by Shun-Ying Lu
Czech – by Katarína Borek
Dutch – by Karla Greven
English – by Justine du Toit
French – by Amélie Macoin
German – by Tanja Pütz
Greek – by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian – by Ary Nuansa
Italian – by Grazia Gironella
Japanese – by Fumi Mori
Kazakh – by Mereinur Tabuldin
Korean – by Hotae Devin Noh
Kurdish – by Gashbeen Hassan
Polish – by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese – by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Slovak – by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian – by Tadej Passer
Spanish – by Paty Aguirre
Thai – by Ornwara Diloknawarit
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