catfish movie spoiler
I saw Catfish this morning entirely because I had space in my schedule and could get a ticket from the publicist– I didn’t know if it was a documentary or a feature (documentary), if there were actual catfish involved (no), or anything else. [1]
I finally saw this movie, and without getting into the spoilers of it, I really had trouble believing this was a true documentary. [2]
As I finally left Park City yesterday at the end of Sundance, I was surprised that I hadn’t heard any kind of deal for Catfish, the documentary that took nearly everyone in town by surprise, and became nearly impossible to see once word had spread about how fascinating it was. [3]
But here’s what I can tell you: Yaniv “Nev” Schulman is a young up-and-coming New York photographer who, at one point, had one of his photos published in The New York Sun. [...] Nev soon struck up a Facebook friendship with Abby, sending her his photographs in order to help feed this little girl with an amazing talent — eventually becoming online and phone friends with Abby’s family, including her mother Angela and older sister Megan, as well as several of Megan’s friends from home in Michigan. [...] Overwhelmingly sad, honest, creepy and ultimately hopeful, Catfish is easily the most buzzed-about documentary of the Sundance Film Festival so far, but also one that comes with a few rules — most notably that it’s best to go into it as fresh and spoiler-free as possible. [2]
Hopefully Paramount realizes what a potential hit they have on their hands, and can marshal their giant studio resources to get audiences to take a chance on a movie that, when you describe it without spoilers, don’t actually sound that interesting. [3]
As it turns out I gave myself one of those legendary Sundance experiences, walking into a movie knowing nothing about it, and leaving smitten and transformed. [...] Filmmakers Henry Joost and Ari Schulman work closely with their main subject, Nev Schulman– he’s Ari’s brother, of course– and kind of make a film about the three of them, filmmakers looking for a story and finding it in the most mundane and spectacular of places: Facebook. [1]
Twitter user FuMikeChu tracked down a test screening notice for a Catfish screening being held on the Paramount lot. [3]
Ariel Schulman and Henry JoostDocumentary**** (warning, dangerous spoilers below)By Alan BacchusWow!I’ve always said the best documentaries are the happy accidents, the films which reveal themselves to the filmmakers, as opposed to the filmmakers chasing subjects. [...] - A surprisingly entertaining and insightful documentary about Facebook… sorta. [4]
Fascinated by this relationship and the art it was producing, Nev’s filmmaker brother Ariel and friend Henry Joost decided to document the goings-on of this somewhat peculiar-yet-endearing friendship, but little did they know at the time it would turn into one of the most fascinating stories you’ll watch all year. [2]
Sundance Review: Catfish: Sundance Review: Catfish - Movies News. [4]
Catfish is looking for distribution at the festival, and while it doesn’t have that obvious populist hook that’s made other documentaries giant successes, it’s an entertaining look at something that affects us all– anyone could watch this movie and instinctively get it. [1]
Sources:
[1] Sundance Review: Catfish
[2] Sundance Review: Catfish - Cinematical
[3] Is Paramount Trying To Pick Up Sundance Hit Catfish?
[4] Sundance Review: Catfish - Sundance Film Festival, Movies