Antidote Films: Fake it so Real
Fake it So Real charts the challenges and trials when the over-the-top theatrics of the wrestling ring collide with the realities of the working-class South.
Fake it So Real follows a ragtag group of wrestlers in North Carolina over the course of a week leading up to their headline performance.
The film charts the challenges and trials when the over-the-top theatrics of the wrestling ring collide with the realities of the working-class South.
The wrestlers aren’t paid for their passion, but they treat wrestling like any artist treats their work. Fake It So Real shares the triumphs and heartaches of a uniquely under-appreciated American art form.
Directed by Robert Greene
Produced by Douglas Tirola and Susan Bedusa
Cinematography by Sean Price Williams and Robert Greene
Duration: 2hrs
Festivals: Camden International film festival, CPH: Dox, Cucalorus, Docyard, Festival dei popoli, Indie Memphis, Maryland film festival, Rooftop Films, Sarasota film festival, True/False film festival
"There is a rough nobility in the way they strive for fame and success. The film is alive at every moment." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sunday Times
"Vivid... The big night is sheer carnival hokum, an undistilled backwoods theater of makeup, masks, vinyl trunks and relentless pounding." The New York Times
"Fascinating. It's fun watching these guys "hurt" each other" New York Magazine, Editors Pick
Free
Event Details
Date:
4 August 2013
Time: 9am to 10pm
Where is it?
Brisbane Powerhouse, Visy Theatre
119 Lamington Street, [by the river next to New Farm Park]
New Farm, 4005
QLD
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07 3358 8600
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