Found Footage Festival
Home-video horrors rescued from charity shops and skips, curated by two men with an unhealthy commitment to the format.
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How to get the most from it
Found Footage Festival sits in Weird Video under Weird, filed as coffee break.
- Set aside five to fifteen minutes and give it your proper attention.
- It works on a phone or a desktop, so open it on whatever is nearest.
- Turn the sound up or put headphones on — it needs audio.
- No account needed — you can start without signing up.
- Go in expecting something funny, weird and nostalgic.
About this category: Obscure video aggregators, unindexed uploads and search engines pointed at film dialogue. What you find when nobody is optimising for you.
Good for
- Filling a coffee break properly
- A reliable laugh
- Seeing the internet at its least explicable
- A trip back to the older internet
- Killing time on your phone
- Trying it with zero commitment
Found Footage Festival: quick answers
Is Found Footage Festival free?
Yes. Found Footage Festival is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use Found Footage Festival?
No. You can use Found Footage Festival without signing up for anything.
Does Found Footage Festival work on a phone?
Yes. Found Footage Festival works on phones as well as desktop browsers.
Is Found Footage Festival safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It does need sound, so bring headphones.
How long does Found Footage Festival take?
We file it as "Coffee break": Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention.
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