Barbie Ferreira says filming Faces of Death's ultra-violent ending was 'sticky,' 'nasty,' and 'the funnest thing I've done in my career'

The director, writer, and stars of the 2026 slasher break down its gory final scene In Faces of Death, filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei (Cam, How to Blow Up a Pipeline), update the original cult classic "shockumentary" for the Instagram Reels era. John Alan Schwartz’s 1978 Faces of Death presents (mostly) fake footage of death and violence as the real thing, while in the 2026 film, a social-media-platform content moderator named Margot (Barbie Ferreira) becomes obsessed with an anonymous user who's posting violent clips inspired by that infamous '70s VHS tape. Convinced these viral videos are real snuff films, she tracks down the killer, Arthur (Dacre Montgomery), leading to a violent confrontation, as the movie pivots from internet-noir thriller into traditional slasher territory for a bloodsoaked finale. For Goldhaber, who co-wrote and directed Faces of Death, shooting that final scene was a career highlight. “That was really a dream come true,” he tells Polygon. For Ferreira, it was a "slippery" good time. "It was the funnest thing I've done in my career," she says. “Just letting go of all inhibitions and being covered in sticky, nasty blood, sweat, Dacre sweat, my swe