Tickled – An Interview with David Farrier and Dylan Reeve

One of the most widely-hyped documentaries to play this year at the Melbourne International Film Festival is Tickled, which sees New Zealand journalists David Farrier and Dylan Reeve follow the very strange rabbit hole that is competitive endurance tickling in the United States. While they were here in Melbourne, we spoke to them about the film’s production, lawsuits, and saunas.

How did you initially approach funding for the film? I know that the New Zealand Film Commission was involved at...