''Dashcam'' is a 2021 American

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written and directed by Christian Nilsson. It stars

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Eric Tabach with

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, Giullian Gioiello and Noa Fisher in supporting roles. The film merges "

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" with conventional filmmaking to allow the audience to get into the head of the protagonist. The film premiered at the 2021 Popcorn Frights Film Festival on August 16, 2021 and was released by

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in the US on October 19, 2021.

Premise

Jake (Tabach) is a reclusive video editor at a local news channel who fantasizes about becoming a reporter. While editing a piece on a routine traffic stop that resulted in the death of a police officer and a major political official, Jake is inadvertently sent dash cam video evidence that tells a completely different story. Working alone from his small apartment in NYC, Jake uses his skills as an editor to analyze the footage and figure out the truth behind what actually happened.

Cast

* Eric Tabach as Jake Caul *

as Mara *

as Lieberman *

as Tim * Giullian Gioiello as Gareth * Noa Fisher as Rachel * Rich Vience as Meyers * Scott Aiello as Woods * Jacob A. Ware as Dispatch

Release

''Dashcam'' premiered at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival on August 16, 2021 and was released by

in the US on October 19, 2021. The release of the film caused some confusion as it shares its title with another 2021 film, ''Dashcam'', which premiered a month later on September 13, 2021 at the

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Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on reviews from 9 critics. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas of ''The Blue Lenses'' wrote: "''Dashcam'' is an extraordinary low-budget political thriller that does a lot with a little, and is a masterclass that sometimes, having the guts to punch above its weight can pay off just through sheer audacity alone." Another wrote, "Working with miniscule budget, writer/director Christian Nilsson upstages his better-financed moneyed counterparts with this gripping political thriller." ''

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'' included ''Dashcam'' on its list of "Five Horror Films To Stream" for the month of November and wrote the film is "at its creepiest when just audio and video clips, and Jake’s surgical adjustments to them, steer the paranoia-driven story. Over 82 unnerving minutes, Nilsson squeezes big suspense out of seemingly throwaway moments, as when Jake just sits and listens to audio tracks."

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