The Last Footage – Movie Review | Fantasia (2/5)

THE LAST FOOTAGE is a POV found footage horror movie shot with 4K camera eyewear. A different take on the first-person approach. Screening at Fantasia 2026, this is a supernatural horror movie from Myanmar, so the language spoken is Burmese. Read our The Last Footage movie review here!

THE LAST FOOTAGE is a horror movie from Myanmar getting its world premiere at Fantasia 2026. It’s a first-person POV found footage horror movie, which is obviously not the most innovative thing. However, this one was shot with 4K camera eyewear, and in the opening sequence, we see clips that others have recorded.

I actually liked this as an introduction to the premise of using eyewear as a camera. Talk about a literal “Point of View” for a horror movie. And yes, the camera glasses do feel more like a gimmick than actually necessary to the plot. Still, it’s one of the better gimmicks and works for a found footage horror movie.

Continue reading our The Last Footage movie review below.

Found footage horror in near real-time

The Last Footage is the first-ever found-footage horror movie from Myanmar and was shot entirely in first-person POV. On top of that, the movie is in near real-time, as we follow the characters in the haunted Wingabar Forest.

The core plot revolves around a young boy disappearing. This happened during a trip to a remote forest cabin. Whenever someone mentions “cabin in the woods” for a holiday, all my horror senses start tingling, and I imagine everything from Evil Dead to The Cabin in the Woods. In other words, I think twice before going.

I recognize this is a horror fan trait and not “normal” behavior. And yet, clearly many accidents and disappearances could be avoided if more people watched genre productions and listened to their gut.

Anyway, to find the missing boy, a desperate blood ritual is performed. One that resurrects a witch’s dead son, and also, other reckless summonings appear to awaken an ancient predator of the wilderness.

Again, stuff that could have been avoided by watching Ouija or even The Craft, as they would’ve taught you not to mess with dark magic.

In any case, every living person on this mission to find the missing boy is now trapped between two awakened horrors. The group of friends fights to survive, and as one of them is wearing 4K camera eyewear, you will get to see the final moments play out.

Myanmar horror at Fantasia 2026

The Last Footage comes from writer and director Arkar Soe Oo, and I appreciate the approach, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the plot. Mostly, however, it moved along way too slowly for my liking. The entire first act just seemed to go on forever, which is not a good sign for a movie with an 88-minute runtime.

Still, I have to acknowledge that making any kind of movie in Myanmar is no small feat. And I love how film festivals can introduce me to something I would never otherwise have a chance to watch. Myanmar is a country that has been politically isolated and plagued by civil war for decades. More even.

Is that enough reason for me to recommend it on its own merits as a horror movie? No. But it is worth noting that making a movie in Myanmar is not the same as making a movie in Europe or the Americas. Also, again, I did enjoy that opening sequence of life enjoyed (and tragedies captured) via smart glasses. That got me hooked.

The Last Footage world-premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival 2026.