The Unnamed Footage Festival (UFF) returns for its 8th edition, presenting nearly a week of groundbreaking found footage, POV, and in-world-camera films from March 25–30 in San Francisco. This year, UFF partners with the rapidly growing Canadian streaming service FoundTV to deliver a packed schedule of screenings, mixers, and special events showcasing the endless possibilities of found footage horror.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Tuesday, March 25:
  • Noroi: The Curse (2005) 20th Anniversary Screening
    (Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Theatre, ticketed separately)
• Wednesday, March 26:
  • Mixer: It Doesn’t Blair Any Better Than Witch
    Featuring exclusive Blair Witch re-edits
    (Artists’ Television Access)
• Thursday, March 27:
  • Annual UFF Recalibration Party featuring:
    • Found Footage Power Hour (60 clips, 60 sips, 60 minutes)
    • HorrorDadz double feature premiere: Souvenir (dir. Dustin Tamplen) and The Ruck March (dir. Mike Rock)
      (Artists’ Television Access)
• Friday–Sunday, March 28–30:
  • Theatrical premieres, retro screenings, and encore presentations at the Balboa Theater and 4 Star Theater

FEATURE FILMS:

• It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This (2023, USA, dirs. Rachel Kempf, Nick Toti)
  A documentary-turned-horror unfolds as a filmmaking couple’s rural home attracts silent, menacing strangers.
• Hunting Matthew Nichols (2024, Canada, dir. Markian Tarasiuk)
  A documentarian’s search for her long-missing brother unearths disturbing evidence of police cover-ups.
• Dream Eater (2024, Canada, dirs. Alex Lee Williams, Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm)
  A mountain retreat becomes terrifying as a filmmaker documents her boyfriend’s escalating, violent parasomnia.
• The Lost Episode (2024, Canada, dir. Nick Wernham)
  Police officers confront a sinister conspiracy while responding to bizarre events on Halloween night.
• Nightfall: A Paranormal Investigation (2024, Australia, dirs. Myles McEwen, Ripley Stevens)
  Two paranormal investigators document an increasingly intense haunting using innovative audio-visual techniques.
• The Rebrand (2024, Canada, dir. Kaye Adelaide)
  A videographer chronicles the bizarre reality of two disgraced influencers seeking redemption.
• McCurdy Point (2025, USA, dirs. Jeremy Brothers, Nick Paonessa)
  A comedic ensemble’s celebration in the woods turns horrific as they face a mysterious, lethal force.
• DOOBA DOOBA (2024, USA, dir. Ehrland Hollingsworth)
  A babysitter navigates an unsettling night caring for a traumatized teenager in a surreal game of cat-and-mouse.
• The Unsolved Love Hotel Murder Case Incident (2024, Japan, dirs. Dave Jackson, Guy)
  An investigation into a haunted love hotel spirals into a real-life horror when a friend disappears.
• Japandemonium (2024, Japan, dirs. Sean Kurosawa/Kyosuke Koizumi & Nozomi Tomaki)
  Midnight double feature of gory, pop-infused insanity: Girls Just Wanna Have Kill and Killmageddon.
• What I Remember (2025, USA, dir. Alex Hera)
  Friends torn apart by tragedy in a small town seek truth and solace in this emotional found-footage narrative.
• Distort (2025, Ireland, dir. Richard Waters)
  Mysterious cassette tapes lead a musician to uncover terrifying local legends and real-life horrors.
• Baleful (2024, Canada, dir. Denman Hatch)
  A reality-bending anthology where community members turn to their cameras for truth amid horrific events.

SHORT FILM WORLD PREMIERES:

• They Come Home to Die
• The Hanover House
• The Hedge
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Other notable shorts include:

• Matthew Abaya’s Augmented
• Tony Hipwell’s Body Worn Video
• Stephen Escudero’s Toy Vlog Hunter

RETRO SCREENINGS:

• Fat Tuesday (2018, USA, dir. Jorge Torres-Torres)
  Slasher horror shot guerilla-style during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans.
• Reality Killers (2005, Italy, dirs. Alessandro Capone, et al.)
  Banned and lost for years, a disturbing found-footage serial-killer narrative premieres theatrically at midnight.

FESTIVAL PARTNERS & SPECIAL EVENTS:

• FoundTV (Festival Sponsor): Premiering films and showcasing their growing found footage library.
• Only Found Footage Fans: Offering exclusive physical media, including rare U.S. release of Sorgoi Prakov.

TICKET INFORMATION:

• Individual tickets available via FilmFreeway starting March 5th, 12 PM PT
• Festival badges currently on sale here.

THEATER SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE:

View the full schedule and lineup:

UnnamedFootageFestival.com