In Our Blood (2025) — A Found Footage Nightmare About Family, Fear, and the Truth That Haunts Us

In Our Blood (2025) is one of those rare horror films that creeps up quietly, then never lets you go. Directed by Pedro Kos in his first narrative feature and written by Mallory Westfall, this found footage psychological horror takes the familiar — a family reunion, a camera, a homecoming — and twists it into something deeply chilling.

Starring Brittany O'Grady, E.J. Bonilla, Krisha Fairchild, and Alanna Ubach, the film explores the dangers of revisiting our past and the monsters we awaken when the truth is filmed. 🎬

🩸 The Premise: When the Camera Becomes the Witness

“Every family has secrets. Some are better left off camera.”

Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady) is a filmmaker looking to reconnect with her estranged mother after years apart. With her cinematographer Danny (E.J. Bonilla), she decides to document their emotional reunion — an attempt to heal through art.

But when her mother suddenly goes missing, Emily’s documentary turns into a desperate investigation. What starts as an intimate story becomes a terrifying hunt filled with cryptic clues, strange recordings, and whispers that something dark has always been lurking beneath the surface.

The closer Emily gets to the truth, the more the footage begins to betray her — as if the film itself has a mind of its own.

👁️‍🗨️ The Found Footage Realism

Unlike typical found footage films that rely on chaos and shaky cameras, In Our Blood feels hauntingly intentional. Every frame is meticulous — the lighting, sound, and pacing mimic real documentary filmmaking.

Pedro Kos, known for Rebel Hearts and Lead Me Home, brings a documentarian’s eye to horror, making it feel disturbingly real. You’re not just watching Emily’s footage — you’re trapped inside it.

The movie thrives on silence, breath, and the terror of waiting. When something finally moves in the frame, your blood runs cold.

🎭 The Cast: Faces of Fear and Family

Character	Actor
Emily Wyland	Brittany O'Grady
Danny Martinez	E. J. Bonilla
Ana Stuart	Krisha Fairchild
Sam Wyland	Alanna Ubach
Isaac Kozlov	Steven Klein
Beth Kozlov	Bianca Comparato
Red	Leo Marks

Brittany O’Grady delivers a career-defining performance — raw, emotional, and unnervingly believable. Her chemistry with Bonilla feels authentic, grounding the chaos with human pain.

Krisha Fairchild, as Emily’s mother, is both heartbreaking and horrifying, especially as the story unravels what really tore them apart.

🎞️ Behind the Lens

• Director: Pedro Kos

• Writer: Mallory Westfall

• Producers: Stuart Fenegan, Steven Klein, Gary Lucchesi, and more

• Cinematography: Camilo Monsalve

• Music: Gil Talmi

• Runtime: 89 minutes

• Release Date:

  • World Premiere: July 31, 2024 (Fantasia Film Festival)

  • U.S. Release: October 24, 2025

• Distributed by: Utopia

The film was produced by Liberty Films, Firefly Theater & Films, and Revelations Entertainment — a lineup that merges indie spirit with cinematic precision.

🕯️ Themes: Addiction, Memory, and Manipulation

At its core, In Our Blood is about family and forgiveness — and how love can turn into something monstrous when twisted by guilt and obsession.

Kos uses horror not just to scare, but to reflect the emotional violence of confronting buried trauma. The “found footage” becomes a metaphor for memory — broken, manipulated, replayed.

“Sometimes, what we record isn’t the truth. It’s the lie we can live with.”

🍿 Reception & Buzz

After premiering at Fantasia International Film Festival, In Our Blood was praised for its realism, emotional storytelling, and fresh take on the found footage genre.

Critics called it “a haunting reflection on motherhood and memory”, with particular acclaim for O’Grady’s performance and Kos’s grounded direction.

With its U.S. release on October 24, 2025, horror fans are already calling it this year’s “Hereditary meets The Blair Witch Project.”

🧠 Why It Works

✅ Found footage done intelligently — not just chaos, but story.

✅ Emotional core that makes the horror matter.

✅ A documentary realism that gets under your skin.

✅ A director debut that feels like a statement.

🩸 Conclusion: Truth Has a Price

In Our Blood isn’t just another horror film — it’s a confession caught on camera. A movie about what happens when you record the pain that was never meant to be revisited.

By the end, you’ll find yourself questioning every frame, every scream, every cut — wondering what’s real and what the film wanted you to believe.

It’s haunting. It’s human. It’s one of 2025’s most powerful horror debuts.

❓ FAQs About In Our Blood (2025)

Q1. What is In Our Blood about?

It follows filmmaker Emily Wyland who sets out to film her reunion with her estranged mother — only for the project to spiral into a chilling mystery when her mother disappears.

Q2. Is In Our Blood a true story?

No. While shot in found-footage style, the story is fictional but inspired by real emotional dynamics of family estrangement and addiction.

Q3. Where can I watch In Our Blood?

The film will be released in the United States on October 24, 2025, distributed by Utopia, and is expected to stream on major digital platforms later.

Q4. Who directed In Our Blood?

The movie is directed by Pedro Kos, best known for his acclaimed documentaries Rebel Hearts and Lead Me Home.

Q5. Why is it called In Our Blood?

The title reflects the film’s central theme — the inescapable pull of family, memory, and the past that flows through us, no matter how hard we try to escape it.

🩸 “Sometimes, the truth isn’t found — it’s inherited.”

🎬 In Our Blood — Coming October 24, 2025.