Feels Good Man

Feels Good Man

2020 · 94 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (73 votes)
Dir. Arthur Jones · Starring Matt Furie, Aiyana Udesen, Chris Sullivan, Johnny Ryan, Lisa Hanawalt, Emily Heller · Music Trevor Estes
Documentary

When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness and navigate America's cultural divide.

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A surreal dive into how a beloved meme became a symbol of hate. It's a frustrating, darkly funny, and ultimately tragic look at the internet's power to warp culture and the fight to reclaim a creation.

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internet culturememesocial & cultural documentarypepe the frog
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