American Cannibal

Aroview: On the surface an expose of America’s insidious entertainment industry, this compulsive video diary of a failed Reality TV series challenges the authenticity of documentary filmmaking itself, blurring the line between what’s geunine and make-believe.

Two struggling upstarts sell out to the promise of easy money through a Survivor-style pitch, striking upon adult movie rep Kevin Blatt (of Paris Hilton sex tape infamy) who takes their original concept (virgins competing to sleep with a pornstar) and flips it into a show about tricking contestants into eating one another. Far fetched and contrived, yet not nearly sensational enough (and therefore, perhaps a little too real) to convince as an outright mockumentary, we recommend overlooking the film’s questionable lunacy for its uglier and more telling insights into making it as scriptwriter in Hollywood.

NZ International Film Festival 2007

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