Controversial Documentary “The Upper Footage” Gets Limited Release, Win Tickets! Dan Koelsch, January 29, 2013 The Upper Footage is a documentary opening on January 31st in a limited New York City theater run (buy tickets here). As stated by their IndieGogo page, the film is an edited version of 393 minutes of footage recovered from the night of December 28th, 2009 in which a group of young socialites were involved in the death and cover-up of a young woman. While the filmmakers claim this to be real (the woman’s face and true identity are withheld in the film), there has been a lot of speculation over the years. Get the details after the break, including how you can win a pair of tickets. Supposedly, this woman “Jackie Spearo” went missing after a party that included drugs, overdosing, and high profile attendees. Crushable has a great breakdown of the documentary’s intriguing and complicated history, but the video below gives you the highlights.The Upper Footage website provides an interactive timeline of events to also help you piece together the supposed extortion plot, Hollywood interest (including Quentin Tarantino), the questions of the footage’s validity, and more. The whole marketing campaign has been built around the “real or not real” question, but they have also recently gone low tech viral by posting these flyers around NYC.So, how can you win a pair of tickets? The first person to Tweet us (@MovieViral) with #upperfootage wins. It’s that simple! You’ll get 2 tickets to the NYC screening of your choice (1/31-2/9).Follow The Upper Footage on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Tumblr.Thanks to Jake Williams via Email for the tip on the movie. ARGs & Campaigns Contests Viral Marketing ContestsThe Upper Footage
Viral Video For “Carrie” Catches Telekinetic Experience At Coffee Shop October 7, 2013Sony Pictures’ remake of the horror classic Carrie opens in theaters on October 18th, and it looks like the studio is trying to make one last viral marketing push. A viral video was released today where a prank is set up to make it look like a girl in a… Read More
Happy Halloween From MovieViral! October 31, 2009October 31, 2009Everyone here at MovieViral wants to wish you all a very happy and safe Halloween. This great holiday is viral in itself if you really think about it. What better way to promote a film than to have kids and drunk college students dress up like one of your characters?… Read More
New Viral Posters for “Total Recall” Include Anti-Rekall Group June 20, 2012July 8, 2012Earlier this month, posters for the fictional company Rekall began popping up in Hollywood and likely other cities. The posters link to the memory vacation company at the heart of Total Recall. SuperHeroHype found more posters online, including one with star Colin Farrell for No Rekall, the group that is… Read More