The perfect proposal goes perfectly wrong. Found footage horror with teeth.
Mike has set up a video camera to capture the big moment, when he proposes to his girlfriend Abi. But it isn't too long until they realize they are not alone in the house.
Direction
Phillips stretches 44 minutes into pure sustained panic.
Practical Effects
Found footage constraints weaponized, not excused.
Director
James Phillips
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 2012 found footage boom, this Australian short anticipated later home invasion hits like Don't Breathe but with zero budget and maximum cruelty.
The 44-minute runtime isn't compromise — it's surgical. Phillips studied under the Blumhouse model that tension collapses after 90 minutes, so he simply refuses to let you breathe that long.
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