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Found Footage Mockumentary Hunting Matthew Nichols investigates the cold case of two teens that disappeared Halloween night 2001. With a small film crew following the sister of one of those teens, the film delves into a mystery surrounding the boys unexplained vanishing, and the possible satanic links that locals have tried desperately to cover up. It’s a classic Found Footage set up, but one that shot incredibly well and slowly builds to a rock solid finale.

Directed by Markian Tarasiuk (also playing himself) from a screenplay by Sean Harris Oliver in their feature debuts, Hunting Matthew Nichols pays homage to the classics of the subgenre while riffing with the True Crime documentary format. It’s impossible to ignore the influence of The Blair Witch Project (1999) on any new Found Footage movie (the same way that it’s impossible to overlook the influence of The Godfather (1972) on every mob movie) but...

Exclusive: UK sales outfit Amp International has boarded worldwide sales on the Canadian horror thriller Hunting Matthew Nichols directed by Markian Tarasiuk (There’s Someone Inside Your House), written by Sean Harris Oliver (The Fighting Season) and starring Miranda MacDougall (The Flash) and Tarasiuk.

Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person’s case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe that her brother might still be alive.

The film recently had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival and is also playing at the Nightmares Film Festival and Filmquest Film Festival. Amp International will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market in Las Vegas.

Pic is produced by Lucy McNulty, Matt Villeneuve, Sean Harris Oliver, Markian Tarasiuk and Amy Laurel Barager. Exec producers are Mack Gordon, Miranda MacDougall, Doug Teather,...