American Cannibal: The Documentary
Alternate/Foreign Title: American Cannibal: The Road to Reality [Original title]DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2007-09-11
Genre: Documentary
Director: Perry Grebin, Michael Nigro
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MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Synopsis: "American Cannibal" pushes beyond "Fahrenheit/911" and "Supersize Me" to break new ground in documentary territory.
Rather than forcing situations and twisting facts to tell a story, filmmakers Perry Grebin & Michael Nigro spent two and a half years twisting real life itself, and the result is the story.
The filmmakers began "American Cannibal" in 2004 as a bold social experiment with reality. Thet set in motion real events that allowed them unlimited access to the results, pushing their cameras deep into the glitterdom of reality-TV production to emerge with an equally bold exposé.
They watch as struggling writers earnestly pitch TV ideas, eventually selling out to the man behind the Paris Hilton sex tape. The sadistic, shameless reality show they churn out is documented from start to finish: from throwaway pitch to manic auditions through train-wreck production.
Alongside the drama, the filmmakers interview prominent producers, psychologists, network execs, celebrities and "D-lebrities," who offer candid insight and scathing judgements on our society.
"American Cannibal" is a documentary as wild as the story behind it: a shocking, hilarious, bona fide portrait of our celebrity-driven culture and the appalling lengths we'll go to for entertainment. Source: Lifesize Entertainment
Rather than forcing situations and twisting facts to tell a story, filmmakers Perry Grebin & Michael Nigro spent two and a half years twisting real life itself, and the result is the story.
The filmmakers began "American Cannibal" in 2004 as a bold social experiment with reality. Thet set in motion real events that allowed them unlimited access to the results, pushing their cameras deep into the glitterdom of reality-TV production to emerge with an equally bold exposé.
They watch as struggling writers earnestly pitch TV ideas, eventually selling out to the man behind the Paris Hilton sex tape. The sadistic, shameless reality show they churn out is documented from start to finish: from throwaway pitch to manic auditions through train-wreck production.
Alongside the drama, the filmmakers interview prominent producers, psychologists, network execs, celebrities and "D-lebrities," who offer candid insight and scathing judgements on our society.
"American Cannibal" is a documentary as wild as the story behind it: a shocking, hilarious, bona fide portrait of our celebrity-driven culture and the appalling lengths we'll go to for entertainment. Source: Lifesize Entertainment
