When given the choice of interviewing David Farrier in-person or over the phone, I opted for in-person. Considering Farrier’s unsettling documentary, meeting in person seemed like the only way to make ...

Like any good, curious journalist, New Zealand pop culture guru David Farrier was intrigued by an “endurance tickling” competition he stumbled upon online. A mysterious company was offering ...

This story is part of True/False Conversations, a series of in-depth interviews with the filmmakers of this year's True/False Film Fest. Find the rest of them here or download the podcast on iTunes.

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

Tickled boasts a premise so irresistible you can’t imagine how the documentary will actually measure up: It’s about a reporter who stumbles across something called the Endurance Tickling Competition.

The Internet’s a weird place. Every fetish, every oddity commercialized and legitimized – your basic film website and ‘Two Girls, One Cup’ living side by side, both just a click away. New Zealand ...