A cursed camera. A dead brother. What could possibly go wrong? (Everything. Obviously.)
After mysteriously receiving the camera at the end of DV2, the brother of James soon finds himself becoming obsessed with how his sibling died. After going through the DV footage, his life unravels unleashing hell in the process.
Practical Effects
Zero-budget hellscapes that hit harder than CGI ever could
Direction
Jacobs weaponizes the found footage format against you
Editing
Chaotic cuts that mirror the protagonist's unraveling sanity
Director
Evan Jacobs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DV3 was completed on a reported budget under $500, with director Evan Jacobs also playing multiple on-screen roles to cut costs.
Part of a micro-budget found footage wave in 2010s horror, where filmmakers competed to create maximum dread with minimum resources—DV3 wins by simply not caring about your comfort.
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