Filming is underway inside the grand halls of the Gatchina Palace. The production: a new feature film titled The Emperor’s Ghost. But in the middle of an ordinary shooting day, someone—or something—appears on set, right in front of the camera. At first, everyone assumes he’s an actor. But it soon becomes clear that this visitor has nothing to do with the film... or with the real world. Even the camera can't capture his image—the film comes out blank.