The Found Footage Phenomenon
Directed by Phillip Escott, Sarah Appleton
The Found Footage Phenomenon tracks the untold story of the found footage film, from its origins before and within Cannibal Holocaust, The Blair Witch Project and The Last Broadcast, beyond its boom in the late noughties with Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield and REC. The documentary showcases how found footage horror became a global sensation with films such as Kōji Shiraishi’s NOROI: The Curse, Shirome and Occult, The Paz Brothers’ JeruZalem, André Øvredal’s Trollhunter and also the differences between how the British and American film industries took to the genre respectively. Found footage spans four decades already and films such as Host, Death of a Vlogger and Spree have proven that it’s not done with us yet. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL.
A documentary tracking the history of the untold story of the global sensation; found footage.
Cast: Ruggero Deodato, Eduardo Sanchez, Lance Weiler, Stefan Avalos, Oren Peli
Member Reviews
Not as good as In Search of Darkness but still interesting. Keep these docs coming.
Fantastic documentary really enjoyed this
Very interesting.highly recommend
I wanted to like this a lot more—the subgenre of found footage is probably my favorite in horror. I found it a little bit boring and somewhat unkind towards older directors, like Romero, who utilized found footage late in his career (while being known for a first film which is almost documentary in style and not all that different from found footage) mainly, I think, for fun. It’s a unique way of shooting which presents ways of staging scenes and camera setups. dipped their toe in to give the style a shot
Interesting commentary on not just what found footage is but why.