Kayfabe

Kayfabe: When wrestling meets Arrested Development

By RANJAN CHHIBBER, Ph.D - SLAM! Wrestling

Ever since Darren Aronofsky's Golden Globe winning The Wrestler, production companies have been rushing to capitalize upon new fiction film and TV projects focusing upon the world of professional wrestling. Some may aim to simply ride off its coat-tails and produce hard-hitting dramas about it, but whether they can achieve the status of Aronofsky's instant classic remains to be seen.

Producers should look no further than a mockumentary about the world of professional wrestling that is a completely unique take on this choreographed sport -- and was filmed and released before Aronofsky's flick. Kayfabe, written and directed by Pete Smith, Michael Raven, and Michael Scully, seems to begin as a typical, yet-another-documentary-on-wrestling, and ends as a film that stays with the viewer for a while because of its low-key wit and cinematic style that shatters its generic form. Focusing upon a fictional indy wrestling company called the TCICWF, we see the trials and tribulations of its less than famous performers who are wrestling their last matches, thanks to an impending bankruptcy. Eerily prescient of the current economic recession, the film will resonate with anyone whose companies or businesses are in the same state.

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Kayfabe airing on Super Channel

Kayfabe will be screening on Super Channel throughout the month of March.

Check the listings to make sure you don't miss it!

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Kayfabe picks up Best Audience Award

Screening this past Saturday at the Eugene International Film Festival Kayfabe co-won the Best Audience Award, sharing the prize with 'Last Stop for Paul'. This is the third award Kayfabe has picked up on the festival circuit after winning 'Best Mockumentary' and 'Best Comedy' at the Lakedance International Film Festival. For more information on the Eugene International Film Festival, click here.

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Kayfabe screens at Eugene International Film Festival

On Saturday October 6th, Kayfabe will be screening at the Eugene International Film Festival. Taking place in the city of Eugene, Oregon the festival 'is dedicated to honoring filmmaking expertise that can inspire, entertain or contribute to human understanding through fact or fiction. World-class hospitality, master classes, and cinematic excellence join to become what the Eugene International Film Festival is all about.' Kayfabe will be screening at the Regal Valley River Ctr. Stadium at 1PM on October 6th.

To buy tickets for Kayfabe click here.

For more information on the Eugene International Film Festival, click here.

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Kayfabe nabs Best Comedy and Best Mockumentary at Lakedance International Film Fest

Kayfabe walked away with Best Comedy and Best Mockumentary awards at the 2007 Lakedance International Film Festival in Sandpoint, Idaho. Five representatives from the film (including two wrestlers) were on hand to collect the prizes. The fest, which ran from September 9th-16th, screened 54 films total, 10 of which were features.

For more information on the Lakedance 2007, click here.

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New mockumentary keeps Kayfabe

Canoe's Slam Sports has posted an article about Kayfabe. The article goes on to detail the film's production, what inspired the production and also the audience's reaction to the film. "But more surprising to Smith than the work of the cast and crew was the difficulty in actually getting the movie made. "I never thought it would be so hard," he said. "Pre-production was harder than I ever imagined." Click here for full article.

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Kayfabe accepted into Twin Rivers Festival

Kayfabe has been accepted into the 13th Annual Twin Rivers Multimedia Festival. Held from April 28th to May 5th in Asheville, North Carolina, the Twin Rivers Festival showcases features, shorts, documentaries and screenplays. Click here.

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New mockumentary keeps Kayfabe

Canoe's Slam Sports has posted an article about Kayfabe. The article goes on to detail the film's production, what inspired the production and also the audience's reaction to the film. " But more surprising to Smith than the work of the cast and crew was the difficulty in actually getting the movie made. "I never thought it would be so hard," he said. "Pre-production was harder than I ever imagined. " Click here for the full article.

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Kayfabe - Holding On

The Vancouver Courier has printed an article about Kayfabe's Pete Smith. The article goes on to detail what a typical night in the ring is like for the Rocket Randy Tyler. "Local wrestlers like Rocket Randy Tyler and Beautiful Bruce aren't getting rich or famous from throwing each other around on the ring..." 

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