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Best of 2016: Tickled
Best of 2016: Catch up with some of the past year's most buzzed-about docs. One of the most talked-about films at the 2016 Hot Docs and Sundance festivals, Tickled must be seen to be believed. It all started when journalist David Farrier stumbles across a strange video online for a sport called "competitive endurance tickling.” When he tried to contact the person responsible for posting the video to do a short news story, the response comes laced with such vitriol that he's compelled to discover what would spark such a reaction. What he finds is bigger and more bizarre than anything you're likely to imagine. Farrier crafts a compelling investigation into a truly peculiar phenomenon that becomes both disturbing and dangerous. Critical praise: - The New York Times - "Terrifically entertaining."
- Variety - "A humorously titillating entry hook that soon gives way to engrossing conspiracy-thriller."
- The Guardian - "A fascinating piece of investigative film-making."
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