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This is a really interesting take on the found footage style film. It's technically a POV film, but the POV is a seemingly inanimate object for most of the movie.

It's definitely unique within the genre, and the performances and tension were really well executed. It's a delicate balance because especially the lead role could easily go too broad and become silly, but there's a commitment to the central premise of the story that makes it work. Also, the dynamic between the husband and wife is fraut with really effective tension and anxiety.

I had a really good time with this one and will be interested to see what these brothers make next.

I caught this on YouTube after speaking briefly with the director in a found footage Facebook group. The film is in the vein of paranormal investigation found footage films, halfway between Paranormal Activity and Grave Encounters. The lead performance is solid, and there's a lot of interesting lore built up around the central mystery of the Bagma character. There are moments that are undeniably creepy, but the low budget shows itself most in the moments where visual f/x are used in post. It's an ambitious and impressive undertaking for a first-time filmmaker, especially to execute with a single performer.

I watch a lot of FF films, so I've seen the same "paranormal investigators look into a haunted place" idea more times than you could possibly imagine. This film from director Valeri Lilov has some of the classic tropes of a found footage film, but with some refreshing changes as well. I haven't seen the search for a treasure as a central part of an FF film before, and it's an interesting angle. The locations are also really impressive, with wild abandoned buildings just crying out for urban exploration and caves as creepy as they are dark. There's even a cool museum sequence. The film isn't perfect, and there are some passages that are not fully found footage, but in terms of good looking visuals, good locations, an ld an interesting and unique framing story, you could to do a lot worse than this.