Catfish (2010)

Directed by

Henry Joost

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 556 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Nev builds a romantic relationship with a woman he meets on Facebook. His brother and friend film the experience as they uncover the truth behind her online identity.

unsettlingtensesuspensefulintimaterevealingobservationalemotionaldisorienting

What happens

Catfish is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It involves a young man, Nev, being filmed by his brother and friend, co-directors Ariel and Henry, as he builds a romantic relationship with a young woman on the social networking website Facebook. The film was a critical and commercial success. It led to an MTV reality TV series, Catfish: The TV Show. The film is credited with coining the term catfishing: a type of deceptive activity involving a person creating a fake social networking presence for nefarious purposes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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