The Unnamed Footage Festival showcases features and short films all in the genre of found footage horror or faux documentary. With this event, we want to present to an audience these films as a legitimate cinematic movement, not a mere subgenre of horror. Spanning from shot on video experiments of the early 90s to new unreleased and underseen features, and not focusing specifically on horror, the Unnamed Footage Festival is set on opening a dialogue regarding the entertainment and artistic values of first person narrative filmmaking.

The slate of films will consist of narratives shot in the first person, and show the exciting diversity within the medium that has gone uncelebrated until now. While THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY defined the genre, many others have expanded and explored it more yet remain off the radar. UFF will offer audiences the chance to revisit older titles and discover new ones, while exploring comedy, science fiction, and drama, with an emphasis on the genre most often linked to found footage - horror movies.

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Better known for his acting roles in a handful of TV shows and Hallmark movies, Markian Tarasiuk's directorial debut proves that he's a creative force to be reckoned with. Taking the simple approach—a sister hunts for her brother who disappeared in the wilderness of Vancouver Island—Tarasiuk manages to craft a compelling narrative with unexpected twists and some solid, unexpected scares.

In my eyes, one of the highest marks a Found Footage Film can earn is making the audience ask “Is this real?” Without further comment, I present a conversation from the UFF Programmers' internal chat:

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