By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: David Farrier | Dylan Reeve
Country: new_zealand
Year: 2016
Running time: 92
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278506/reference
Chris says: “TICKLED begins with a wink and a nod—a feature-length documentary about competitive tickling online? Still, few can fathom what its co-director, New Zealand-based pop culture journalist David Farrier uncovers as he investigates this initially innocuous-seeming niche/fetish subculture. He soon faces resistance and all-out harassment from ‘Jane O’Brien Media’ the mysterious entity behind the competitions, which is nothing compared to the widespread bullying and abuse the organization heaps upon its young male participants. TICKLED is a classic ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ expose that just gets increasingly stranger (and more fascinating) the deeper Farrier delves into this world.”