Viral Viral (2016) [N/A]

Release Date:
March 4, 2016

Original Title:
Viral Viral

Genres:
Comedy

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 94

Just how low will they go for a YouTube sensation?

Just how low will they go for a YouTube sensation? Three online video creators are trying in vain to create a viral video. They have cute, boring spots that are largely ignored on YouTube-and they have increasingly impatient investors. Enter a mysterious consultant whose videos have garnered millions of hits-by dispensing with good taste. Overjoyed by their newfound success, the team pops out one popular video after another, from Sasquatch and Yeti in a curling match to "Breast Feeding While Driving". But as their business starts to take off, they realize that they know nothing about their consultant. Co-writer/director Taylor Guterson (Old Goats) partnered with Erik Alskog (co-writer/director, cast-member) to produce Viral Viral -- a darkly comedic tale of the crackpot underbelly of public media where nothing is off-limits in the quest for hits.

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Director:
Erik Alskog

Producer:
Andrea Dimity

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