When a father becomes trapped in a time loop tied to an ancestral village where an organic force distorts body and mind, he must confront an immortal patriarch to save his missing daughter and break a cycle that has endured for centuries.
A supernatural thriller between Japan, memory and time
Feature Film Project.
RELOADING
RELOADING
Eli travels to Japan to join his wife on a business trip, hoping a weekend in the countryside will help mend their family.
But an accidental intoxication thrusts him into the vision of an ancient village where a disfigured patriarch presides over a ceremony linked to an ancestral organic force capable of altering body and spirit, a vision in which a visually impaired boy, missing in the real world, and his older sister appear, both disturbingly connected to the old man.
When Eli wakes, his daughter has vanished, and the boundaries between past and present begin to fracture, revealing a time loop he learns to exploit in order to guide his actions and willingly return to his visions. Fleeing an attack by creatures emerging from the forest, he takes refuge in a cave overrun with the same toxic plants, and finds the boy there, whose prophetic drawings seem to capture fragments of the future, confirming that his visions and reality are dangerously bleeding into one another, leading him to a first brutal death.
Determined to save his family and uncover the boy’s role, Eli must confront an enemy who has manipulated time, bodies, and collective memory for generations.
OVERVIEW
Story
Atmosphere
FROM THE LIGHT TO THE SHADOW OF THE ANCIENT
Having come to Japan to mend what is breaking, Eli, trapped in the eternal, tries to outwit a force that threatens to erase forever those he loves.
Eli travels to Japan with his daughter to join Sarah on a work trip. During a morning run, he meets Miki, who invites them to spend the weekend at the guest house she runs with her sister Haruka at the foot of Mount Nyoho. A search team arrives at the same time, looking for a boy who vanished over a week ago.
While exploring the forest with Clémentine, Eli is poisoned by a parasitic plant and falls into a ravine. In his delirium, he witnesses a vision: an ancestral village, a night ritual, a decaying patriarch, and two children at the center of the ceremony. When he tries to intervene, the patriarch whispers that Eli does not belong “in this era.”
Eli wakes up drowning. Clémentine is gone. Attacked by creatures, he hides in a cave and finds the boy from his vision trapped among parasitic spores. He rescues him, but the chase ends in the snow: Sarah is shot dead, and Eli is killed moments later… only to awaken hours earlier in the guest house bathroom.
Caught in a time loop triggered by the parasite, Eli realizes his visions are pieces of the village’s real past — a community ruled for centuries by an immortal patriarch, host of the original parasite. To find Clémentine and free the villagers, he must navigate between timelines, confront the creature, and face his fractured memories.
THE WOVEN UNKNOW
Characters &
Narrative Arc
Eli — A father trapped between two timelines: one where his daughter Clémentine still lives, and one where the immortal creature devours her soul.
Kaori — Said to be the blind boy’s older sister and a survivor of the ritual.
Her very birth remains a mystery to the people of her village.
The Patriarch — Believed by the villagers to be the original host of the parasite.
He sustains his immortality through an inhuman ritual.
The Blind Boy — Saved from the last ritual by his sister Kaori, he vanished after showing signs of parasitic infection. His drawings reveal fragments of the future.
Met by chance at Tokyo’s fish market, Miki invites Eli and his family to spend the weekend at the guest house she runs with her sister Kaori at the foot of Mount Nyoho. With help from Kaori’s police‑officer boyfriend, a mysterious group searching for a missing boy also arrives to stay there.
MIKI AND THE RESEARCH GROUP
Other Characters
The parasite grants certain individuals the ability to fully regenerate when death occurs, sending them back to a random point in time.
Eli quickly learned how to use this power to his advantage, even though not all events are, unfortunately, reversible.
TO DIE AND BEGIN ANEW
Time Loop
Ancient writings tell that centuries ago, a modest village chief stumbled upon a hidden cave concealed behind a waterfall. What he discovered there reshaped his people for generations. Consumed by the survival instincts of the parasite that fused with him, he tightened his grip through terrifying ceremonies, spreading fear and death on nights of eclipse. Across the Nyoho region, disappearances multiplied, and some claimed to have seen creatures bearing the faces of their lost loved ones.
FIVE CENTURIES TO SHAPE THE ANCIENT ORDER
The Village &
The Eternal
They say the chief is immortal, though each failed ritual carves deeper marks into his face. Is he truly the vessel of the original parasite?
Even now, the ancestral village, considered unruly by modern society, is left to govern itself.
Authorities look away, as long as the elders remain quiet.
Reynald is the very first composer I worked with, and our connection has only grown stronger through each collaboration. He is someone of great sensitivity, human and artistic, a perfectionist with a creative spirit of rare intensity.
Creating together has become something natural. His sensitivity and sincerity give our creations the strength we hope for, that final touch that anchors them and makes them truly unique.
MUSIC COMPOSER
REYNALD FRISSON
Shinla is a French‑Japanese actor who has played leading roles in several short films, commercials, and music videos since a very young age.
His dual background in both Western and Asian cinema allows him to approach roles with a broader palette of emotions and references, making him a unique and promising talent.
ACTOR
SHINLA AOKI
We love taking the time to think together, giving life and direction to our dreams, and then being surprised by our own alchemy with each new creation, as if it were the first.
Moïse is a complete artist, determined, generous, and gifted with a rare heart. I’m simply grateful for the sincerity and trust he has given me since the day we met.
ACTOR / SINGER
MOISE LOUVILA
What drives me most deeply is the development of original worlds and the ability to bring together people from diverse backgrounds around them.
Over time, I have come to understand that my place lies in accompanying a work from its very first breath to its completion.
I aspire to share this part of myself with as many people as possible, in the hope of creating moments that matter and endure.
WRITTER - DIRECTOR - EDITOR - CHARACTER DESIGNER
ALEXANDER T. KOSMAKIS
France - Japan
MY TEAM
DIRECTOR'S VISION
For Reloading, my approach is built on a balance between realism and myth, a tension that speaks to me deeply, shaped both by my personal tastes and by the cultural environment in which I’ve lived for more than fifteen years.
With my friend Moïse Louvila, who plays Eli in the pilot, we shaped the character through several iterations, refining him until we found the version that felt the most honest and allowed the audience to truly connect with him.
The themes of parenthood, the fear of losing a child, and the emotional responsibility that comes with it resonate strongly with me, as a father of three.
This film is, for me, a solid first stone, a foundational project that can open the path toward bringing my other scripts to life.
I build my projects from the characters: how they react, how they fail, how they protect themselves, what moves through them, what they don’t yet know about themselves, their energy, their flaws, what destabilizes them, what drives them.
I like to set a clear framework while giving actors the space to explore, shift things, and bring nuances I couldn’t have anticipated. My work has taken shape over the years through writing, visual development, actor direction, and artistic supervision, steps that help me keep a coherent line from the first draft to the edit.
I collaborate with teams from varied backgrounds and practices. My role is to create common ground, a climate where everyone finds their place and understands the direction of the project, so each person can contribute sincerely.
Living between France, Greece, and Japan has sharpened my eye. I’ve learned to observe differently, to value nuance, to give emotions the time they need. This way of seeing naturally shapes how I tell stories meant to reach diverse audiences.
Today, I’m looking for a production environment where I can fully exercise this showrunner/director role: structuring a project, carrying it, and guiding it to maturity with a committed team.
DIRECTORIAL APPROACH
The project was developed with an international ambition, blending French and Japanese influences, as well as American, Middle Eastern, and Indian elements through the inclusion of secondary characters from these cultures.
Although the story focuses primarily on a small core cast, several sequences, including the climax set in the traditional village, involve a larger ensemble, offering strong visual scale.
Both the writing and overall conception were designed to strike an optimal balance between artistic ambition and budgetary feasibility, ensuring a film that is immersive, accessible, and fully aligned with the expectations of contemporary platforms and international co‑productions.
VISION & DEPLOYMENT
PROJECT PLAN
I want to develop this story as either a feature film or a short five‑episode series.
To give the project a clear momentum, I created a complete pilot myself, from writing to editing, in order to establish a concrete artistic direction and demonstrate the tone and universe I envision.
This pilot is only a starting point. I am fully open to rewriting, structural adjustments, and any form of collaboration that could strengthen the format, refine the narrative, and help the project reach its ideal audience.
INTENDED OUTCOMES
CREATIVE INTENTIONS
