Ven Schmidt

Two sets of brothers from South Philadelphia rob a bank on Halloween to pay for a dying brother’s cancer treatment, only to become trapped in a hellish loop when the clock strikes midnight.

A chilling descent into obsession, perception, and the invisible chains of technology. When a socially isolated tech genius named Arnie discovers a mysterious VHS tape titled “Do Not Watch This Film,” he’s exposed to a reality altering signal—a broadcast not meant for human eyes. From that moment, something changes in him. Driven by a vision of a perfect, screen-based world, Arnie creates a powerful algorithm and his own signal that transforms any screen into his new reality.

After breaking free from a toxic relationship, a young man must rebuild his identity as the ghost of his past continues to haunt him.