SNAPSHOT by Joseph Archer
Horror, Thriller 86' UK English
English Premiere - Frightfest London 2026
WP - In Competition Edinburgh IFF 2026

A pinhole camera captures the mysterious downfall of an all ladies ghost-hunting society in 1888 Whitechapel

LONDON, 1888. AMATEUR INVENTOR, TAMWORTH, HAS JUST CREATED THE FIRST MOVING IMAGE MACHINE.


A MODIFIED PINHOLE CAMERA WITH WAX CYLINDERS ATTACHED, HE USES IT TO DOCUMENT A GROUP OF WOMEN WHO HAVE FALLEN INTO A CONSPIRACY THAT THE VIOLENT ‘JACK THE RIPPER’ IS NOT A MAN, BUT A MONSTER.


BUT HIS ACCOUNT, THOUGH REVOLUTIONARY, IS I TSELF DISTORTED. THE NEWSPAPERS HE READS ARE UNREGULATED, THE PEOPLE HE INTERVIEWS CONFUSED BY MISINFORMATION, AND THE EVENTS HE CAPTURES CUT OFF AND MANGLED AT THE EDGES.


THIS DISTURBING JOURNEY INTO HIS SEPIA-TONED RABBIT HOLE DELIVERS A HAUNTING WARNING ON THE PERSPECTIVES WE ARE FED... AS WELL AS WHAT- AND WHO - WE CAN TRULY BELIEVE.


REVIEWS


'A Nifty Debut Refashions the Jack the Ripper Story as Found-Footage Horror' - Variety, Guy Lodge


⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Atmospheric, impressively constructed and frequently fascinating" - Screencritix


⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Original, captivating and a strong debut feature" - Film Carnage


⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Delightful rarity...an unsettling study of patriarchy" - Whitlock & Pope


⭐⭐⭐⭐ *Snapshot, an ingenious new take on the subgenre." - The Skinny


⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Enough chills to carry its twisting story through" - The Edinburgh Reporter


⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Uncanny, whilst successfully turning a well-known true crime story into one that evolves around women as they grieve the loss of their friends and fight for survival" - UK Film Review


'Must-see... Cheerfully ingenious... Amusing, unnerving.' - The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw