Stratis Chatzieleoudas was born in Athens in 1982.He studied drawning and painting.Also he studied Electrical Engineering in Technological Institute of Larissa for 4 years.Since 2006 he has been working as an assistand director in cinema and television.He has directed documentaries,sport TV shows,music videos and commercials as well as several experimental short films shoted with asuper 8mm camera.Die young is his first fiction short film.His films have been selected by various international film festivals and have been bradcasted by TV networks abroad.