Tickled

'Tickled' is a 2016 documentary directed by New Zealand journalist David Farrier that investigates the bizarre world of 'competitive endurance tickling' videos. What begins as a quirky human interest story quickly spirals into a dark thriller exploring severe cyberbullying and legal intimidation orchestrated by a shadowy figure named David D'Amato.

In the film, Jane O'Brien Media is presented as the production company responsible for creating and distributing the competitive endurance tickling videos. As Farrier and co-director Dylan Reeve dig deeper, they discover that the entity is actually a front used by David D'Amato to harass and exploit young men.

Yes, instead of a traditional lawsuit, David D'Amato used his immense wealth to file numerous legal threats and defamation notices against David Farrier and Dylan Reeve prior to the film's 2016 release. The filmmakers refused to back down, documenting this aggressive legal harassment as a major plot point in the final cut.

Yes, director David Farrier released a follow-up documentary in 2017 titled 'Mister Organ,' which was initially intended to be a direct sequel to Tickled. While it morphed into its own distinct project, Farrier has also released a companion web series called 'The Tickle King' that covers the immediate fallout after the first film premiered.