Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.
Acting
Sweeney's trembling ambition vs. Iseman's effortless cruelty—chef's kiss.
Direction
Quirke's debut drips with conservatory dread and blood-red lighting.
Score
Chopin warped into psychological weaponry—classical music never slapped this hard.
Director
Zu Quirke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Quirke co-wrote and directed this as her feature debut after Blumhouse's 'Welcome to the Blumhouse' initiative specifically sought female horror voices.
The film deliberately mirrors 'Black Swan' and 'Whiplash' but swaps male mentors for sisterly sabotage—less 'abuse as mentorship,' more 'what if the competition was literally yourself?',
US
