A Gaping Wound, A Grinning Mouth

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A Gaping Wound, A Grinning Mouth

"A Performance for the Ages"

2024

0h 11m

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Horror

Overview

A surreal horror film following an obsessive actress who finds herself trapped within a cursed theatrical production where she is forced to choose between her career and her life.

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4 members

Acting

Chelsea Chen

Avery Zhao

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Lauren Call

Joan

Acting

Jared Palmer

Lloyd

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Editing

Matthew Smith

Disembodied Voice

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