# Humorous Cultural Documentaries Meet the Patels Explores the Topics of Love and Family with Humor By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2016-03-24 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meet-the-patels References: [splitsider](http://splitsider.com/2015/11/meet-ravi-patel/) & [meetthepatelsfilm](http://www.meetthepatelsfilm.com/) 'Meet the Patels' is an independent documentary that explores the topics of love and family from an Indian-American perspective. Despite dealing with important issues such as race, gender and culture, the film adopts a humorous, self-aware tone that is likely to appeal to millennial audiences. Meet the Patels is a documentary that follows the love life of Ravi Patel. Single and on the verge of turning 30, Ravi embarks on a [family vacation to India](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marriage-mate). What ensues is a [humorous love triangle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/factory-theatre) between the woman of Ravi's dreams and his family. Filmed by Ravi's own sister, the film explores [love and family dynamics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sneaks-movie) in Indian-American households with a humorous twist. Mirroring the success of Netlix series 'Masters of None,' Meet the Patels manages to address important issues in a clever and self-referential way that keeps viewers entertained from start to finish. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Humorous Cultural Documentaries:** The trend of creating humorous cultural documentaries presents an opportunity to engage millennial audiences with important social issues in an entertaining way. - **Exploring Love and Family Dynamics:** The trend of exploring love and family dynamics in different cultural contexts through documentaries provides an opportunity to promote cross-cultural understanding and empathy. - **Filming Personal Stories:** The trend of filming personal stories by family members or individuals allows for unique perspectives and authentic storytelling, creating disruptive opportunities in the documentary industry. ### Where This Applies - **Film and Entertainment:** The film and entertainment industry can capitalize on the trend of humorous cultural documentaries by producing and distributing captivating films that address important social issues in a comedic yet thought-provoking way. - **Cross-cultural Education:** The cross-cultural education industry can leverage the trend of documentaries exploring love and family dynamics to foster understanding and empathy between different cultural groups. - **Personal Storytelling Platforms:** The emergence of personal storytelling platforms, inspired by the trend of filming personal stories, presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the documentary industry by providing a new channel for unique and diverse narratives. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive Romantic Comedy Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/choose-love-1.md) - [Bollywood-Infused Streaming Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deepa-anoop.md) - [Surreal Imaginative Fantastical Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/problemista.md) - [Humorous LNY Stories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/panda-express-lunar-new-year.md) - [Flavor-Fueled Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mccain-masala-movie.md) - [Social-First Snack Comedies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pretzelized.md) - [Bizarre Transformative Comedy Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chicken-nugget-trailer.md) - [Personalized Film Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/movie-me.md) - [Cross-Continental Beer Brewing Documentaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beer-is-art-campaign.md)