A Tumultuous Q&A for Documentary Tickled

Streamed as it happened via Facebook Live.

Following a Friday night screening in Los Angeles of the documentary Tickled, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has since sparked litigation initiated by David D’Amato, the son of a New York insurance salesman, D’Amato interrupted the Q&A portion with more angry accusations. All of which was streamed via Facebook Live.

A pair of outlets in New Zeland, where the film originated, have been quick to report on the Santa Monica fracas. Meanwhile, from New York, Kiwi journalist David Farrier, whose investigative efforts were the initial spark for the documentary and who co-directed this examination of “competitive endurance tickling” with Dylan Reeve, typed up and posted a transcript of D’Amato’s words.

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