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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Though not found footage, it shares Creep’s patient social tension: a host’s warmth, grief, and odd behavior gradually turn a confined gathering into sustained paranoia.
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01 / THE STORY
Aaron, a videographer, is driving to meet Josef, who put out an ad for a job. Aaron drives up to a secluded home on a steep driveway, but nobody answers the door so he returns to his car to wait. He seems somewhat nervous due to its secluded nature, and even points to an axe lodged into a tree stump next to the house. Josef startles him by suddenly appearing by the driver side window. Together, they walk into the home, and Josef explains that the home is his family vacation home and that his wife Angela is pregnant. Josef wants to record a series of videos for his unborn son, named "Buddy", due to the fact that he has mere months to live. After beating cancer years ago, it has returned to his brain. Josef exhibits some odd and eccentric behavior such as random hugging, but it seems harmless.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Josef
Aaron
Angela (voice)
