MOVIE · 2016

Tickled

CrimeDocumentaryMystery92 min

Journalist David Farrier comes across an online “competitive endurance tickling” contest and sends a routine inquiry, only to get back insults, legal threats, and a warning to stop digging. Farrier is at the center of the investigation as the trail leads from New Zealand to Los Angeles, where he begins tracing the people behind the videos and the young men involved in them. With collaborator Dylan Reeve helping assemble the evidence, the film follows a story that keeps widening into hidden identities, harassment campaigns, and a determined effort to keep the operation out of view.