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Trigger Warning - This film contains reference to sexual abuse, which may be triggering for some viewers. If you have been affected by a similar issue and you need someone to talk to, please reach out to an organisation or individual near you for help. Take care.

Do you ever wonder if the gloominess around you will snuff out your light? We will face seasons where the darkness will try to overtake us and extinguish our fire. However, we can still shine.

And you can help others to shine their light too, by encouraging those around you.  Because when others see your light, it inspires them to let their light shine as well. Even in the darkest of times, seeing the light of another brings hope. You may brighten someone else’s life just with your smile.

Be bold enough to shine your light no matter how small or insignificant you may feel. Remember, it takes only a flicker to change the room.

"Your work is to discover who you are and then, with all your heart, give your light to the world." ~ Jennifer Williamson

Filmed in Heidelberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
Featuring Dina Grobler (  / fireflydinastudio  )

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In collaboration with iNous, we recently released a beautiful deck of 52 cards - each card containing a quote from one of our films, paired with the activating visual muses of Lanon Prigge. The aim of this deck is to rekindle child-like curiosity and creativity, helping to navigate the shared waters of our human experience with grace and joy. If you’d like to consider purchasing your copy, shop here - https://tgc.link/reflections

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.

Editing - by Hanne Koster
Sound mix - by Justine du Toit

Music sourced from ArtList - https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Corals Under the Sun - by Yehezkel Raz
The River Brethren - by Doug Kaufman
Oval Window - by Yehezkel Raz
6 Sol - by Yotam Agam
Bring Light - by Luke Moseley
Odiseo - by Sebastian Borromeo

A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Assamese - by Partha Protim Borah
Catalan - by Pau Zabaleta
Chinese - by Loretta Jiayi Mao
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
Georgian - by Qeti Giorgadze
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Angeliki Papadimitriou
Hungarian - by Zorka Evetovics
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Korean - by Chloe Park
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Persian - by Mona Zadsham
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič
Thai - by Pimmi Uamart
Ukrainian - by Olha Yurchyk
Vietnamese - by Thi Le