Director: Giulia Achenza

Synopsis: The Mirror is the latest fashion film directed by Giuila Achenza for the Milan-based fine jewellery brand Avel Lenttan. The film takes us on a journey of self-discovery, in which we learn to appreciate and love the natural beauty that is hidden within ourselves highlighted by the refined simplicity of the brand’s collection. We are presented with two identical women meeting at a crossroad between dream and reality. Facing one another with curiosity, they slowly come to realise how they are one and the same – two sides of the same person who have learnt to co-exist and appreciate each other’s peculiarities.

Bio: Giulia Achenza was born in 1989 and grew up in Olbia, Italy. She attended the Cattolica University in Milan before following her heart and studying Fashion Styling at IED Institute, graduating in 2014. “Leakage”, the video which was the core of her graduate thesis, won the first edition of Fashion Film Festival Milano as “Best Italian Fashion Film”. Since then she has worked on a wide range of fashion and lifestyle video content, teaming up with brands and magazines such as Etro, Armani, Pucci, Marras, Vogue, i-D and Vice.

Program: Color, Movement & Fashion – VAEFF 2022