Filmmakers Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti, the minds behind the controversial no-streaming found footage hit It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This, have returned with a new project that doubles down on their signature lo-fi aesthetic. Their latest feature, Homebody, is a hauntingly gritty ghost story captured on MiniDV tape in stark black and white before being transferred to VHS to achieve its weathered, analog texture.

The narrative centers on Meg, a young widow struggling to navigate a life that was meant to be shared with her late husband. Her grief takes a desperate turn when she encounters a woman living on the streets who claims to be a medium. After the stranger reveals details only her husband could have known, Meg invites her into her home under a singular, harrowing condition: the woman must keep channeling the deceased, regardless of the emotional or physical toll.​

Produced under their DieDieVideo banner, the film features a cast including Julie Linnard and Elizabeth Joanne. Toti describes the project as an uncomfortably intimate experience, likening the viewing process to the guilt of reading someone’s private diary. He notes that while the film is designed to be a difficult watch that lingers in bad feelings, it offers a specific kind of catharsis for the audience.​

While Homebody is slated for a release in the near future, the directors aren’t stopping at this lo-fi iteration. Kempf and Toti have already voiced their intentions to eventually remake the story on a much larger scale, utilizing a significantly expanded budget to further explore its psychological depths.