Cult filmmaker Stanislas Cordova has not appeared in public for over thirty years. For a quarter of a century, his films have not been widely released, shown only at secret screenings, known as "night movies." For his many fans, he is a mystery man. For journalist Scott McGrath is enemy number one. And for the young virtuoso pianist Alexandra, she is a father. On a rainy October night, Alexandra's body is found in an abandoned Manhattan warehouse. The police verdict reads: suicide. And this is by no means the first death in the history of the Cordoba family - a dynasty that seems to be cursed.