SECTION 12-B
What if your death gave someone else your life? Someone exactly like you, only better…
136 films were submitted to the 2025
@collabchallenge and only 16 were selected to compete and screen on Friday at the
@theacademy . SECTION 12-B was one of them.
This project came to life in 7 days total, from idea to final upload. My initial actors fell through and I almost pulled the plug on the whole project, but I had a hunch to call on someone I’ve been able to count on as both a dear friend and collaborator since the start of my creative journey through film almost 17 years ago:
@tajvstaj
@tajvstaj brings quiet heartbreak and raw honesty to every moment as the film’s lead. I’m dumbfounded by his skill in front of the camera and his devotion to the craft. My sister
@ariannapapalexopoulos did the voiceover on her literal iPhone all the way from Athens, Greece on a moments notice, and
@lbazeli eye behind the camera finds the truth between the shadows. Section 12-B is what happens when you trust some of your best friends to go to war with you.
And to drop a cherry on top of it all,
@tajvstaj took home best actor in a drama and
@lbazeli best cinematography. I can’t thank the initial actors enough for bailing on me, for this project would’ve never existed in the form it does now.
Trust the process. Full send.
- ALEXI
Written, directed, produced , edited, and scored by
@alexipapalexopoulos .
Starring:
@tajvstaj
DOP:
@lbazeli
Facilitator VO:
@ariannapapalexopoulos
Double:
@omiette
BTS:
@blakeworrell 
