**Heavy content warning! This episode contains coverage of a very problematic (and cursed) piece of film history. For those who wish to join us in the murky waters ahead, listener discretion is advised…

Today we’re introducing the listener-selected winner of this year’s Miniseries MAYhem, our latest genre series: Lost and Found!!

We’re going deep on the origins of the Found Footage movement with some complicated thoughts on Ruggero Deodato’s infamous and objectionable 1980 satire of western docu-journalism. It’s upsetting, it’s perverse, but it represents the beginning of a new era for horror.

While we don’t encourage you to watch this film, we hope this episode will provide you the context for the series that’s about to unfold.

Next week we’re zooming ahead to the internet age of 1999 for one of the greatest American movies ever made, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References:

• Special Features
• In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust
• The Flesh of the Controversy - New Interview with Ruggero Deodato
• Biting Reality - An Interview with Ruggero Deodato
• A Different Holocaust - Archive Interview with Ruggero Deodato
• Jungle Stories - An Interview with Massimo Antonello Geleng
• Professionals in Peril - An Interview with Sergio D’Offizi
• Found Footage Horror Films Fear and the Appearance of Reality by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Romford Horror 2025 - Cannibal Holocaust Francesca Ciardi Q&A
• Carl Yorke Cannibal Holocaust Interview
• Bloody Disgusting Ruggero Deodato Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord

Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.