Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare

This paper portrays Kirat Assi, who remained in a catfish scam for over ten years, outlining the unfathomable emotions she felt when she came to terms with her so-called online relationship with one ”Bobby”. The handling of the layers of deceit was emotionally and psychologically devastating as things began to spiral and her only hope vanished. The film seeks to understand the intricacies of the catfishing phenomenon, the psychology behind emotional abuse and the catfish’s impact on its victim.

Cast:

Kirat Assi (Documentary subject)

Positive Aspects:

Contemporary catfishing is an advanced art, where the author’s notion and manipulation of emotions is great. Definitely, the viewers will be able to learn about a new method of this crime and embrace caution when interacting with the relationship on the Internet.

The docu-film provokes thoughts on the issue of trust and exposure in the times of internet.

Kirat’s experience is heart-wrenching and so is her journey of faith and determination, making her portrayal worth watching.

Negative Aspects:

Painful for some of the audience who are overly sympathetic which may lead to more catastrophizing emotions.

Feels a bit drawn out sometimes as the emphasis has been more on what happened than what can be done.