Tickled

Tickled sounds like a comedy, but the film traces a path from quirky to the stuff of fear, mystery and intimidation. The documentary began when then TV3 reporter David Farrier saw a cash offer for athletes to fly to Los Angeles for 'Competitive Endurance Tickling'. Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve headed to the United States, and found ticklers scared to go on camera — and threats from those behind the scenes. At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Tickled quickly won rave reviews and sales; Vogue and The Hollywood Reporter named it one of 2016's ten best documentaries.

Captivating and jaw-dropping … Farrier’s dry Kiwi humour infuses the proceedings with a relaxed energy that somehow makes the underlying tension all the more effective.

– Sheri Linden in a Hollywood Reporter review, 24 January 2016

Key Cast & Crew

David Farrier

Presenter, Co-Director

Carthew Neal

Producer

Dylan Reeve

Co-Director, Subject

Michael Hedges

Sound - Re-recording Mixer

Beth Tredray

Sound Design

Cameron Lenart

Sound