Opus

Description

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. Surrounded by the star’s cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.

Mark Anthony Green’s feature debut is a bold, fun, and flashy pop-horror. Ayo Edebiri delivers as the meek yet hungry journalist Ariel — her unique charm radiating alongside a distinct final-girl prescience. John Malkovich is effervescent and hypnotic as Moretti, a deified global phenomenon making a dramatically malevolent reintroduction.

Amidst eye-catching, synthy musical numbers and the enigmatic desert compound, the facade of civility gradually erodes between the pair, revealing the underbelly of a tense, psychosocial game of cat and mouse. Opus offers an electric, clever indictment of the literal cult of celebrity, presenting characters and dangers within a symphonic ambience — giving way to a foreboding ease through which power is generated and embedded within pop culture.—Cameron Asharian

Available in person only.

Screening Details

• Section: Midnight
• Film Type: U.S. Narrative Feature
• Country: United States
• Language: English
• Run Time: 103 min.

Credits

• Producer
  • Josh Bachove
  • Collin Creighton
  • Mark Anthony Green
  • Poppy Hanks
  • Jelani Johnson
  • Brad Weston
• Actor
  • Murray Bartlett
  • Ayo Edebiri
  • Juliette Lewis
  • John Malkovich
  • Amber Midthunder
• Editor
  • Ernie Gilbert
• Director
  • Mark Anthony Green
• Screenwriter
  • Mark Anthony Green
• Costume Designer
  • Shirley Kurata
• Director of Photography
  • Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
• Casting
  • Angelique Midthunder
• Production Designer
  • Robert Pyzocha