Fursonas

2016 • 81 minutes

About this movie

Approaching a community filled with so many rumors and misconceptions is no easy task. Fursonas director Dominic Rodriguez is not without his own biases, but instead of attempting to deny this fact, he faces it head on, unafraid to be shot down by his subjects. Fursonas is a whistleblower film that oscillates between the fantastic and the unusual, with moments of awe and wonder slapped against harsh reality. The audience can delight in infiltrating the fun and sometimes-dark secrets of an escapist group. Whether or not you’ve heard of furry fandom, this documentary transcends its bizarre premise to tell a universal story of identity and community. Like a small town in Middle America, you’ll find friends in the most unusual places and unexpected enemies around every corner. Unlike a small town in Middle America, you’ll find furries.

Ratings and reviews

I think this was a pretty good documentary, However, I'm only giving this 2 stars because there is somethings you should know before you watch this. The beginning of the documentary was pretty perfect. From the middle towards the end, I feel there was a large bias against Kage and his supporters from the filmmaker and some of the people featured in the film I feel kind of put the director in his place. Kage is not a bad person. He doesn't want to insult others, he is trying to protect the convention scene more than anything, because if word gets out fursuiters just like to have sex in their fursuits, the public wouldn't be as involved in the furry conventions. Bandit makes a great point on that towards the end. Kage does tend to speak his mind, maybe not in the nicest way, but he does tell the truth if you get behind the language. Dom seemed to take footage from Kage's winestream and try and use it as if that was good material. It's meant to be kind of a venting ground for him. Listen to Diezel and Bandit. (and Kato at the end) They speak the actual truth behind what Kage says. Diezel and Bandit are the most realistic of them all, and Dom didn't like that, you can tell.

Fursonas seeks to try and explain the furry community without hiding or shunning members of the dark side. Some members that you may have seen or heard of portraying the furries' more positive aspects end up themselves being portrayed as the bad guys. Let me admit my own stance on all this. I am a 26-year-old born-again Christian with a conservative ideology. I can't tell you if this film "got it right," just that I acknowledge both sides. Rent this and see for yourself if you dare.

If you ask ten furries what the furry community is all about, you'll get at least a dozen answers. That being said, while this documentary didn't even touch upon the hundreds of thousands of dollars the community raises for charity each year, it does provide an interesting and varied look at what it means to a number of individuals.