Synopsis
Director: Arthur Jones
92 min, US, 2020
Who is Pepe the Frog—a goofy animated character, or a nefarious emblem of hate? In this utterly timely and wildly absorbing trip across the dark reaches of internet and popular culture, Feels Good Man charts Pepe’s transformation, along with his creator Matt Furie’s own personal struggle to reclaim his creation as a force for good. “At times heartbreaking, at times uplifting” (P.O.V. Magazine), the film is more than a story about social networks, memes, and malice in Trump’s America; it’s also “a well-executed emotional journey that will take viewers from amused to bemused to horrified” (The Hollywood Reporter). Winner of a Sundance Special Jury Award and called “the most urgent and poignant political documentary of the year” (Polygon), Feels Good Man speaks to our current moment with startling clarity, bracing humanity, and even a sense of hope.