‘Blair Witch’ Creators Return with Found-Footage Nightmare ‘The Influencer Project’
Three decades after revolutionizing independent cinema with handheld cameras and stick figures, The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sánchez and producer Gregg Hale are returning to the subgenre that made them legends. They are swapping the haunted Maryland woods for the high-stakes world of online notoriety. The duo has teamed up with director Mike Nybroe for The Influencer Project. The found-footage thriller turns the modern obsession with digital fame into a terrifying fight for survival. When Livestreaming Turns into a Fight for Survival Drawing on authentic real-world experiences, the film stars popular fashion and beauty creator Chiara King. She makes her feature debut playing a fictionalized version of herself. The story follows King as she travels to Copenhagen alongside a documentary crew. They are tasked with pulling back the curtain on her glamorous digital brand. However, broadcasting every personal detail to millions of devoted followers carries a fatal cost. As an obsessive stalker closes in on her location, the documentary
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