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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 I agree with the general consensus of other commenters: The rogue guy behind the camera is a fascinating conundrum. I can't fathom what motivates him. He is unpredictable and seems to be working to a plan. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Lisa R Makes me dizzy watching it. I think the Dad is an intriguing character study. He definitely seems up to something! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/25 Full Review Stacy E LILO like a stitched together Frankenstein's monster of a fantasy film.. The real fun is finding those seams /scars. Back to Reality: The mystery deepens... Who is the Father portrayed in the film? Gary's grassroots up quest to disclose the reality of what he calls, "the Intangibles" seems destined to Break Big later this year. https://youtu.be/pzCfeFF5lSs When he made his 2016 mockumentary, Dean Fleischer-Camp likely never thought his legacy would hinge on the outcome of an epic revelation of hordes of invisible entities affecting humankind. "The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction"... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review Audience Member The Family's Father (( Gary Arnold )) is the real star. He's the omnipresent cameraman & is invisible throughout most of the 52 minute film. Gary's presence seems ghostlike; it is through his lens we see the world. What leaves me absolutely thunderstruck is how the real life Gary Arnold is at the forefront of a global revelaton of epic & paradigm-smashing proportions: We Are Not Alone In the Cosmos !!! Astoundingly, Gary has the incontrovertible & extraordinary evidence to convincingly show it too: As sensational as all this sounds to the uninitiated, Gary's also winning substantial lottery jackpot$ by using EVP (( ghost )) messages. Dean Fleischer-Camp's legacy is now indelibly linked to Gary's quest to deliver the data of his otherworldly "Intangibles" directly to the people. As that saying goes, "The Truth Really Is Stranger than Fiction"... Here's a link to Gary's fantastical & 100% FREE Research: https://wearenotalone-81923.medium.com/trailblazing-documentary-unearths-extraordinary-evidence-of-the-otherworldly-3f262e782db7 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review 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 about the Disclosure of NHI (Non-Human Intelligences)... Gary's trailblazing investigation is spearheading this epic revelation. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 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 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