Get ready for a relentless journey that follows a brilliant but self-centered young architect’s helpless descent into life-altering humility and rediscovery. As the story opens, Dylan Gray, a rising star in the ‘green’ architecture movement, is flying high from winning a prized high-rise commission when he unwittingly plants the seeds of his own destruction during a chance encounter with a deadly stranger. While waiting to board his plane home, Dylan sketches an unflattering caricature of fellow passenger Wesley Stone to impress an attractive flight attendant. As Dylan soon learns, the stranger he innocently ridicules is a professional identity thief who has just made Dylan his next target. As Stone sets the stage for Dylan’s downfall, the self-absorbed architect is so blinded by his personal ambitions that he never sees it coming.

Calling it “stylish, smart and compelling,” the Oregonian noted that “the Panders clearly adore Alfred Hitchcock films, and it's not hard to imagine the master himself devising this protagonist and the way he's done in.” Filmed in Portland, Oregon’s trendy Pearl District, “Altered Ego” (Formerly titled, “Selfless”) took top honors, including the “Best Feature Award,” at the BendFilm Festival.

Selfless stars veteran actor Mo Gallini, whom the Oregonian calls a “standout as the glowering, apoplectic identity thief who makes life hell for Dylan.” Joshua Rengert portrays the architect, October Moore plays his fiancé, and Jen Hong assumes dual roles as both the flight attendant living in his building and her mysterious twin sister. Based in Los Angeles, Gallini’s portfolio of unforgettably menacing villains includes supporting roles in John Singleton’s 2 Fast 2 Furious; End of Days, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; and David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive.

Altered Ego is the debut fetaure film from sibling graphic novel and filmmaking team, the Pander Brothers. Known for their innovative visual storytelling in the graphic novel medium including the Eisner winning series, Grendel: Devil’s Legacy (Dark Horse Comics) and “Batman: City of Light” (DC comics), and for their award-winning short films screened internationally, and music videos featured on MTV, the Panders now release their award-winning feature film, “Altered Ego” for all to see in fall 2025.