Chattanooga Film Festival 2022 Review: THE OUTWATERS Immerses You in a Blood-Soaked Nightmare

Daily Dead
by Michelle Swope

As a big fan of found footage, I try to watch as many films in the either loved or hated subgenre as possible. Found footage involves a lot more than just shaky camera work. A good found footage movie succeeds at convincing the audience they are participating in the horrors being documented in the film. Robbie Banfitch’s The Outwaters premiered at this year’s virtual Chattanooga Film Festival and does a great job of making the viewer feel like a part of the terror onscreen, setting up a believable story, and utilizing outstanding practical effects. Unfortunately, the film’s runtime doesn’t do it any favors. 

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