Sarah Appleton: Found Footage Films

On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala talks with documentarian Sarah Applton about her love for the found footage genre. Sarah shares with Gala the gateway movies for the genre, what makes a successful found footage film, and the possibility to create a movie of her own — but first, a question about the movie that got her interested in filmmaking.

Sarah's documentary The J-Horror Virus is available now on Shudder.

The Video Archives Podcast presents The Gala Show, where guests are given thirty minutes of open mic conversations on cinema, television, theater, podcasting and culture with reporter on the beat, Gala Avary. New episodes every Thursday.

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