Draft:What?! I Think I'm An Animal
What?! I Think I'm An Animal is a 2013 documentary about otherkin and therians co-produced by Logo TV and Zig Zag Productions. It is almost universally regarded as innacurate and sensationalist by alterhumans.
The program is notable for a seven second clip in which Naia Okami states that "on all levels but physical, [she is] a wolf". The clip went viral on multiple sites, propelling her, and the otherkin and therian communities, into internet infamy.[1]
Synopsis
(who wants to watch it to provide this lol)
Production
In May of 2012, furry news site Flayrah published a quote from Zig Zag Productions associate producer Farrah Jaufuraully, inviting British otherkin to participate in a phone interview about their lifestyles.[2] Otherkin News reported that casting calls also went out in February and October of that year.[3]
Naia Okami initially condemned the production, and warned community members against getting involved.[3] However, she went on to announce her own involvement with the documentary on November 3rd. She stated that "the production company was going to interview a group of people anyway" and that "by appearing in this film, [she] can assure that at least one perspective of a reasonable person in the community is represented".[4]
some of the details on how the documentary was manipulated
Release and reception
The documentary was released on April 30th, 2013.[5] (info about where it aired?)
Reaction by alterhumans
lots of furry discussion here[5]
find out more about the non-naia people in the documentary, if they ever spoke about it
Reaction by the general public
thread on cringe channel, possibly the first outside mention on the web?
first big thread about it on reddit
trying to find some proper reviews from news outlets that aren't complete tabloid shlock
Meme and aftermath
(enough for its own section?)
places where naia has talked about it since:
those two anthony padilla videos
what has the lasting impact been on the community?
References
- ↑ Zac Crellin. (June 7th, 2020) "The Girl Who’s A Wolf “On All Levels Except Physical” Just Remade The Iconic Vine On TikTok" Pedestrian.
- ↑ Laurence Parry (GreenReaper). (May 23rd, 2012) "'True Life' still keen to film furs, but Brits want therians" Flayrah.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Orion Scribner. (January 12th, 2013) "Upcoming otherkin documentary 2" Otherkin News. (Archived version)
- ↑ Naia Okami. (November 3rd, 2012) "Official Statement regarding PERSONAL involvement with ZigZag Productions" (Archived version)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Laurence Perry. (April 30th, 2013) "Video: 'What?!: I think I'm an Animal' documentary released" Flayrah.