Tickled

— A mention of “competitive endurance tickling” on a social media site begins an investigative journey that seems more like a "mockumentary" than a documentary. Journalist David Farrier and his colleague Dylan Reeve try to ferret out the person responsible for auditioning athletic young men to be participants in fetish films and then setting up websites and distributing the videos, embarrassing the participants, threatening them, and damaging their reputations and futures. They uncover deep pockets and fake names, progressing along a shadowy path but ultimately identifying the wealthy man responsible. Along the way they are subjected to personal and legal threats at every turn and, with the release of the film, legal action continues. This is an oddly weird and fascinating film about not so much a fetish industry as a bully, with just enough humor and intrigue to make it fun to watch. (Shown at True/False Film Fest 2016.)

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[2016. 92 min. Directed by David Farrier and Dylan Reeve. Featuring David Farrier, Hal Karp, Dylan Reeve, and David Starr.]
http://variety.com/2016/film/markets-festivals/tickled-review-1201685765/