TICKLED

By David FARRIER, Dylan REEVE

PIKI FILMS - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2015

After stumbling upon a bizarre “competitive endurance tickling” video online reporter David Farrier travels to the hidden facilities in Los Angeles and discovers a vast empire of secret identities and criminal activity.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance 2016
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • NEW ZEALAND, USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • David FARRIER, Dylan REEVE
    • Producer(s)
    • Carthew NEAL (A Ticklish Tale Limited)
    • Synopsis
    • After stumbling upon a bizarre “competitive endurance tickling” video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking—the sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig any deeper. So, like any good journalist confronted by a bully, he does just the opposite: he travels to the hidden tickling facilities in Los Angeles and uncovers a vast empire, known for harassing and harming the lives of those who protest their involvement in these films. The more he investigates, the stranger it gets, discovering secret identities and criminal activity.

      Discovering the truth becomes Farrier’s obsession, despite increasingly sinister threats and warnings. With humor and determination, Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve summon up every resource available to get to the bottom of this tickling worm hole.