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May 18, 2026
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Tribe Film Review: A Chilling Search for a Lost Sect

AI Summary
Dan Asma's debut feature film 'Tribe' is a compelling and unsettling search for a lost sect in the California mountains. The film follows a retired professor who ventures into the wilderness in search of answers.

The Lead

Dan Asma's superbly unsettling debut feature could well be California’s answer to The Blair Witch Project, as it follows a retired professor protagonist heading out into the Cuyamaca mountains and into the bowels of Mount Shasta on the trail of a lost sect.

The Event Details

Our intrepid academic Devin (Asma) has bitten off more than he can chew, judging by the riverbed of bloodshot veins disfiguring his face and failing mental faculties that have left him unable to drive his car out of the wilderness. Still able to access his past recordings, he jogs his own memories about what led him out there in the first place: ex-wife Kate (Nicole Jones) dropping off old camcorder excerpts of college hangouts with pal Charlie (Keaton Asma), who recently killed himself.

The Data Analysis

  • The film features a mix of found-footage, vlogs, Zoom calls, and Facetime, creating a sharp narrative line and nagging suspense.
  • The movie's use of archival multimedia creates a sense of disintegration and malignancy.

The Impact Analysis

Asma bakes in a palpable sense of disintegration and malignancy into the very fabric of the film; our technological compulsion to constantly record, seek meaning and rewind back towards our origins feels like the real corrupting force here.

The Prediction

The film 'Tribe' is available on digital platforms from 25 May, and is expected to resonate with fans of unsettling and thought-provoking cinema.