Catfish (film)
| Catfish | |
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| Directed by | Henry Joost Ariel Schulman |
| Produced by | Andrew Jarecki Marc Smerling Henry Joost Ariel Schulman |
| Starring | Nev Schulman Henry Joost Ariel Schulman |
| Cinematography | Henry Joost Ariel Schulman Nev Schulman |
| Edited by | Zachary Stuart-Pontier |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30,000 |
| Box office | $3.5 million |
Catfish is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It involves a young man, Nev, being filmed by his brother and friend, co-directors Ariel and Henry, as he builds a romantic relationship with a young woman on the social networking website Facebook. The film was a critical and commercial success. It led to an MTV reality TV series, Catfish: The TV Show. The film is credited with coining the term catfishing: a type of deceptive activity involving a person creating a fake social networking presence for nefarious purposes.