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Fake it So Real follows a ragtag group of wrestlers in North Carolina over the course of a week leading up to a big show. The film explores what happens 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 an often under-appreciated American art form. Blu-ray includes extra footage, -A look at the NYC Rooftop Films NYC premiere -MWF Mixtape -Wrestling promos by indie film luminaries including: Alex Ross Perry (The Color Wheel and Listen Up Philip), Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer and Septien), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), The Ross Brothers (Western and Tchoupitoulas), Michael Bilandic (Hellaware), Jarred Alterman (Convento), Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Tom Hall, Daniel Metz, Aaron Hillis, Adam Shartoff and Craig Butta. -Talking Documentary Podcast Interview with Robert Greene by Scott Lacy -Commentary track with Robert Greene and wrestling journalist David Shoemaker -Looking back conversation with Chris Solar and Robert Green -Booklet with an Interview with Robert Greene by Nadine Smith and essay by Sean Price Williams.
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Fake It So Real (2012)
95 min
Dive head-first into the world of independent pro wrestling as we follow a group in Lincolnton, North Carolina over the week leading up to a big show.