Every dream looks beautiful… right up until it starts taking things away.
Jesse arrives in Las Vegas chasing a future he’s always imagined—success, stability, recognition, and a life built on his talent.
When he lands a starring role in a hit burlesque production of Grease, everything changes overnight. Fame comes fast. Opportunities multiply. His name starts to matter.
And the distance between who he is becoming and the life he left behind grows just as quickly.
Back home, his wife Jenna is living the other side of the dream—alone in a city built on illusion, watching the life they built together slowly unravel while Jesse disappears further into the spotlight.
In Las Vegas, nothing stays still for long… especially love.
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Every dream comes with a price.
Jesse arrives in Las Vegas determined to build the life he has always wanted. He dreams of success, recognition, financial security, a loving family, and a career in music. When an unexpected opportunity lands him a starring role in a wildly successful burlesque production of Grease, it feels like everything is finally falling into place.
Success comes quickly.
As audiences grow and his partnership with co-star Basha turns him into a rising star, Jesse finds himself consumed by rehearsals, performances, and the relentless pursuit of a bigger future. The more he gains professionally, however, the more he loses personally.
Back home, his wife Jenna struggles with loneliness in a city built on temptation and illusion. Far from friends and family, she is forced to navigate a life that looks perfect from the outside while quietly falling apart behind closed doors.
Set against the glittering backdrop of Las Vegas, Lost Vegas, Nevada is a heartfelt story about ambition, sacrifice, love, and the difficult choices we make when our dreams begin to compete with the people who matter most.
Jesse will do anything to make it as a musician. Working shifts at the casino is just a temporary gig until his busking or auditioning pays off.
Jenna is married to Jesse and just getting by day to day. Although she knows Jesse dreams of being a star, her dream isn't to be a waitress and never see her husband.
Darla is Jenna's closest friend. As a prostitute, Darla always looks fabulous and has extra cash. She is Jenna's only view into a different life to lead.
Basha is an underage runaway that finds safety in the live shows of Vegas. After being cast into a big role on the Las Vegas strip, she is in need of love, honesty and supervision. Unfortunately, she is living life in the city of sin.
The city of Las Vegas hosts 40 millions tourists a year.
They stay in the 156,000 hotel rooms.
They play in the 230 casinos.
They shop in the over 500 stores.
They eat in the 4,300 restaurants.
They are entertained by the hundreds of live shows.
Manned by the 6,000 performers.
And served by the 146,000 hotel workers.
At night there are hundreds of buskers, musicians, and street performers.
But it is all because Las Vegas has that distant promise. Here you can make it.
A rising Las Vegas performer and his wife struggle to hold their marriage together as fame, ambition, and distance slowly pull their lives apart.
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An interconnected character drama about ambition, identity, and unintended consequences when one woman’s search for meaning triggers a chain reaction across multiple lives.
A dead gas station clerk walks the edge between horror and holy revelation after encountering something unholy in the aftermath of a massacre.
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