The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023) is a true-crime documentary you can watch online on iFILM. It tells the story of Kai McGillvary, a drifter who saved a stranger on camera and woke up the next day an internet hero.

A roadside interview shot by a local reporter went everywhere: a shaggy, hatchet-carrying nomad talking like a comic-book character became an instant talk-show favorite. Then the fame curdled. Director Colette Camden builds the film from viral clips, interview tapes and accounts from people who crossed his path, drawing a gap between the lovable free spirit on screen and the man behind him. The story ends in a courtroom and a prison cell.

This is a sharp record of how the internet can crown a hero in a single day and flip the script just as fast. It's made for fans of true crime and films about the dark underside of viral fame. Rated R, 87 minutes. Stream The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023) online on iFILM.