Filmmaker Curtis Dupre seems to have everything he could want on the set of his second film: studio backing, a professional crew, and an actress he's admired for years in the starring role. But people begin to vanish from the set, and from the memories of everybody except Curtis. A strange visitor is eliminating those close to the young director, and there's no telling who is next. To save his friends, to save himself, Curtis Dupre will have to look into himself and discover what it truly means to be The Beginner."