The Route to Cappyness is a homespun documentary by Midlands film-maker Sharon Walia that explores the global surge of enthusiasm for capybaras, the large, sociable rodents native to Latin America that have become social media favourites. The film follows Walia, accompanied by a basic camera, a drone and her five-year-old son, as she visits capybara-centric attractions worldwide, framing the animals' friendliness and internet appeal as reasons for their growing commercial popularity at animal parks and cafes.

Interviewees include a Brazilian man whose viral phone footage with a capybara helped spark the craze, a Japanese cafe owner who built a business around the animals, and enthusiastic American keepers, alongside more amateur and slightly defensive British capybara-keepers, including those linked to Cinnamon, an escaped capybara who made UK headlines. The review notes the film's rough, YouTube-style production, with abrupt music cuts and basic graphics, but suggests this homemade quality adds to its charm. The Route to Cappyness opens in UK cinemas on 17 September.