"There is a rough nobility in the way they strive for fame and success. The film is alive at every moment."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-times
"Vivid... The big night is sheer carnival hokum, an undistilled backwoods theater of makeup, masks, vinyl trunks and relentless pounding."
-The New York Times
"Fake it So Real is Real."
-WWE Hall of Famer "Mean" Gene Okerlund
"If you’re looking for a film to take the piss out of wrestling and laugh at the aspirations of working class dreamers, look elsewhere. Instead, Fake It So Real provides something far more vital and moving; an examination of the fantasy lives of men whose experiences and aspirations are rarely articulated in the cinema."
-Hammer to Nail
"The frequently priceless film from a self-selected corner of America that's weirder and more complicated than it knows."
-L Magazine
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.
Directed by ROBERT GREENE
Produced by DOUGLAS TIROLA and SUSAN BEDUSA
Cinematography by SEAN PRICE WILLIAMS and ROBERT GREENE