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Magic Lantern

5.020181h 33mMovieDrama

At a theater readying for digital conversion, 22-year-old projectionist Mitch inserts himself into the tragic love story that unspools on the screen. He sets out to find the missing woman in a dreamscape Los Angeles, in a film about love, obsession and movies.

DirectorAmir Naderi
WriterAmir Naderi
ProducerAmir Naderi

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Cast · Directed by Amir Naderi

TSThelonius Serrell-Freed
Thelonius Serrell-Freed
Mitch
SCSophie Lane Curtis
Sophie Lane Curtis
Gretchen
RBRobert Beltran
Robert Beltran
Ed
JBJacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Mary
JJJames Jagger
James Jagger
Steve
BSBrandon Sklenar
Brandon Sklenar
Austin
EE
Ella Edwards
Waitress
JMJeannie Elise Mai
Jeannie Elise Mai
Space Girl

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