Brief Candle

Brief Candle

Life's but a walking shadow

2023 · 82 min · ★ 4.0 · Thriller, Drama

As a group of high school students prepare for their fall production of Macbeth, the pressure and drive for fame leads a few of them to spiral out of control and become consumed by the treacherous Shakespearean characters they portray.

Directed by Stephen Beehler · Written by Stephen Beehler

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

1h 47m together

Brief Candle

Catch

Both from Stephen Beehler.

More from Stephen BeehlerSee all →

Catch

A Black teenager discovers that he has superpowers during a life-or-death encounter with a police officer

False Flag

False Flag · 2025

MovieActionThriller

A sidelined CIA Operator wrestles with the decision to execute orders for a false flag terrorist event or defy his own country in order to protect it.

Courtney Gets Possessed

Courtney Gets Possessed · 2023

Courtney Gets Possessed

MovieHorrorComedy

A bumbling wedding party must battle the forces of hell when a bride becomes possessed by the Devil the night before her wedding.

Thirty Candles

Thirty Candles · 2022

In this homage to the John Hughes classic, a newly 30-year-old man finds unexpected comfort in his secret crush when everyone at the office forgets his birthday.

Pollen

MovieHorrorMystery

After a senior coworker assaults a bright-eyed young woman, her dream job becomes a living nightmare as she tries to keep her career together while being tormented at work, at home, and in her dreams by a mysterious tree monster.

Miles from Nowhere

Miles from Nowhere · 2022

Miles from Nowhere

During an annual cabin retreat, a dying man must confront past mistakes after learning he may not know his friends as well as he may think.

Kemba

The film follows criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, a woman charged as a co-conspirator to her college boyfriend's drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole.

Freedom Hair

Freedom Hair · 2024

MovieDramaHistory

When a mother decides to start a natural hair braiding business to achieve financial independence, she must overcome obstacles imposed by a powerful cosmetology cartel and the state of Mississippi.

Making a Scene

Making a Scene · 2023

An overeager teen and his eccentric mother hope an extracurricular scene rehearsal will reveal the sexuality of his mysterious drama class crush.

Post-Citrus

Post-Citrus · 2022

The fat bassist of an otherwise thin girl punk band must stand up for herself when her friend and bandleader suggests wearing orange peels as bikini cups during their album cover shoot.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter