The Trap Door
An anonymous message is sent to the cell phones of a dozen young men and women. The message is an invitation to attend one killer of a party. No one can refuse to attend but one they will come to regret.
Kennedy Goldsby
Kennedy Goldsby
Casts & Crew
Obba Babatundé
Chico Benymon
Evelyn Badillo
Michael Bernardi
Maria Ines
Tom Lister Jr.
Felix Ryan
Also Directed by Kennedy Goldsby
It all begins with an anonymous text message with a party invitation. A dozen young men and women gather, eat, drink, party, and have the time of their lives inside the doors of a dilapidated mansion -- that is, until it's time to go. The front door doesn't open; the back door doesn't open.
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