Why would the documentary be deceiving you? The documentary has no reason to deceive you. The document is just trying to reach out to you and connect with you as a person. Why would it be deceiving you? It has no reason to be deceiving you.
Any documentary (worth its salt) has a specific view it’s pushing that’s implicit to the stories told, the editing, etc.
The easiest demonstrative example is looking at someone like Leni Riefenstahl‘s work.
This has gotta be a reference to something, amirite? Do I need to watch the movie, or is it something from Nathan For You or somewhere else?
Why would David Copperfield shove an ice pick through his hand?
I am not sure if this is trolling? sarcasm? or just pure nativity ?
PR and propaganda are not just about corporates and companies.
OP buries the lede.
The film is by Nathan Fielder, who specializes in fake situations and fake documentaries.