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Filmmaker Dean Fleischer-Camp re-edits a home video to paint a new portrait of a family.

Critics Reviews

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Ben Nicholson Sight & Sound Its enigmatic quality... makes it all the more alluring. Aug 15, 2018 Full Review John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter One suspects most viewers will respond with a shrug, if they sit through it at all. Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Peter Keough Boston Globe He seems to be attempting two paradoxical goals: a documentary about consumerism that is also a mock-documentary demonstrating that documentaries are fiction. It works superbly on both levels, but to what purpose? Jan 19, 2017 Full Review Dominic Griffin Baltimore Sun At 52-minutes, it's not long enough to feel particularly substantive, and seeing it on the big screen can be a little disorienting, but Fraud possesses a hypnotic pull that's hard to deny. Rated: 7.5/10 Jul 16, 2019 Full Review Shelagh Rowan-Legg ScreenAnarchy While not a documentary in the strictest sense, it is a documentary of how we live our lives both as consumers and stars of our own lives that might end up on the internet for all to consume. Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Matt Patches Thrillist One of the spookiest movies of the YouTube era. Michael Haneke would be proud. Apr 11, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The fictional film had few memorable moments. What impresses me most is the growing maelstrom of mystery surrounding the real life father and his paranormal portfolio. His name is Gary Arnold and heralds from Oxford Pennsylvania. He's creating quite a tsunami in academic circles with a cohort of distinguished researchers & sensational headlines including ghosts, aliens, political intrigue and repeatedly winning BIG jackpots via the Pennsylvania lottery. Anticipation IS building 2025 Will Be the Year of Disclosure of NHI (non-human intelligences)... Gary's trailblazing investigation is spearheading this epic revelation. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review Audience Member Like a fine wine with the passage of time - the allure & mystery only deepens... Who is this guy behind the lens? Gary Arnold is the omnipresent, yet mostly invisible star of Dean's film. He seems almost ethereal... dare I say - ghostly. In this "spirit" of revelation, we find ourselves looking through the aperture of his thoughts to view the world from a unique perspective. Now we learn via a deep online dive in real life Gary's also a ghost hunter. ((( Though the entities he interacts with claim to be in their own words - "Alien" & "Otherworldly" )))... OMG !!!!!!!!! As if that revelation isn't mind-blowing enough - Gary's also repeatedly winning substantial lottery jackpots using EVP messages. Yep - & the Pennsylvania lottery actually verifies his phenomenal wins !!!! Somebody pinch me !!!!!!! Of further note: Gary also has a constellation of world-renowned scientists & audio forensic intelligence professionals who use bleeding-edge AI software to reveal even more subliminal messages bubbling just below the surface. WTF !!!!! ? !!!!! This cohort of scientists are prepared to deliver a historic disclosure in 2025: Ironclad, Irrefutable & Undeniable Evidence --- !!!!! We Are Not Alone in the Cosmos !!!!! As the saying goes, the "Truth IS Stranger Than Fiction" !!!!!!!!!!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/25 Full Review Audience Member What needs to be better understood is the mysterious father in the film. A deep dive revealed the guy's name is Gary Arnold. He works in academia at Lincoln University a Pennsylvania HBCU as a writing instructor. His digital footprint is burgeoning because of his paranormal portfolio. Gary's amassing an astonishing archive of "Class A" audio recordings of ghostly voices from the ether. He has enlisted the assistance of a cohort of credentialed academics, global sponsors and members of the US intelligence community to help him fathom the intrigues of the ultimate puzzle: the EVP enigma. Upon playback of these recordings, these bizarre whispers are heard to directly answer his questions BEFORE he even asks it. Gary's also winning righteous jackpots via the Pennsylvania lottery using EVP messages. I believe Gary's sensational story is about to break mainstream in 2025. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review Melody D Amazing how prescient this film was in anticipating our current post-truth era. With AI ascendant, all authenticity in film gets waylaid by a constellation of algorithms. *Interesting aside: I researched the star behind Dean's film: the enigmatic father behind the camerawork. In the aftermath of Dean's film, Gary's life has taken quite an epic turn. He's networking with world-renowned scientists, audio forensic engineers, a Nobel prize nominee & intelligence officials of several 3-letter agencies to solve one of the greatest puzzles of all-time: The EVP Mystery. So, are these bizarre whispers aliens or ghosts? It is a confounding riddle that certainly merits further investigation. One of Life's Great Questions seems about to be answered: Are We Alone in the Cosmos??? Gary's also repeatedly winning BIG jackpot$ using EVP messages to pick lottery #s. This sensational aspect invites the curious to look closely at the man portrayed in the film. Gary's trailblazing research is getting recognized across the globe: https://wearenotalone-81923.medium.com/trailblazing-documentary-unearths-extraordinary-evidence-of-the-otherworldly-3f262e782db7 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/25 Full Review Audience Member Seductively surreal and profoundly plausible in this brave new era of Trump. https://www.cecildaily.com/fraud-trailer/youtube_d9f771f6-4a9e-5c6a-bdfb-cc6ba677307d.html Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Worth it -- just to see the HOT - HOT- HOT mom who stars in the film !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Dean Fleischer-Camp re-edits a home video to paint a new portrait of a family.
Director
Dean Fleischer-Camp
Producer
Sebastian Pardo, Riel Roch-Decter
Production Co
Memory
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 17, 2018
Runtime
52m