Midas

Midas

No matter the cost

PG 2024 · 3 min · Thriller

In the final moments before a musical’s closing number, an actress’s obsession with the spotlight spirals into a psychological breakdown, blurring ambition and madness onstage.

Directed by Patrick Marsh · Written by kiersten williams

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