We're All Going to the World's Fair
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Directed by | Jane Schoenbrun |
Written by | Jane Schoenbrun |
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Cinematography | Daniel Patrick Carbone[1] |
Edited by | Jane Schoenbrun |
Music by | |
Production companies | Love In Winter LLC Dweck Productions Flies Collective |
Distributed by | Utopia |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
We're All Going to the World's Fair is a 2021 American coming-of-age horror drama film[4] directed and written by Jane Schoenbrun. The film stars Anna Cobb and Michael J. Rogers.[5]
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021.[3] Utopia will release the film in U.S. theaters on April 22, 2022 and HBO Max has licensed U.S. streaming rights.[6]
Plot[]
Late on a cold night somewhere in the U.S., teenage Casey sits alone in her attic bedroom, scrolling the internet under the glow-in-the-dark stars and black-light posters that blanket the ceiling. She has finally decided to take the World’s Fair Challenge, an online role-playing horror game, and embrace the uncertainty it promises. After the initiation, she documents the changes that may or may not be happening to her, adding her experiences to the shuffle of online clips available for the world to see. As she begins to lose herself between dream and reality, a mysterious figure reaches out, claiming to see something special in her uploads.[3]
Cast[]
- Anna Cobb as Casey
- Michael J. Rogers as JLB
A number of performers appear in various real and staged YouTube videos, including Theo Anthony, Evan Santiago, May “NyxFears” Leitz, and the ASMR content creator Slight Sounds.[7][8]
Release[]
The film had its premiere in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021 in the Next section.[9]
The film observed its Asian Premiere at the 2021 Perspectives Film Festival on October 21st 2021 in Singapore.[10]
Critical response[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 84% based on reviews from 31 critics, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The critics consensus reads: "Narratively challenging and visually haunting, We're All Going to the World's Fair adds a uniquely ambitious and unsettling entry to the crowded coming-of-age genre."[11]
References[]
- ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - We're All Going to the World's Fair". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Christie, Erin (December 17, 2020). "Alex G scoring new film 'We're All Going to the World's Fair'". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Crump, Andy (January 31, 2021). "We're All Going to the World's Fair's Creepypasta Is Affecting Coming-of-Age Horror". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Means, Sean P. (December 15, 2020). "Here are the 72 feature films in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which will mostly screen online". sltrib.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 4, 2021). "HBO Max & Utopia Pick Up Sundance Coming-Of-Age Horror 'We're All Going To The World's Fair'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Orla (February 3, 2020). "Jane Schoenbrun wants We're All Going to the World's Fair to 'scare you and make you cry". Seventh Row. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "HBO Max & Utopia Pick Up Sundance Coming-Of-Age Horror 'We're All Going To The World's Fair'". www.msn.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Films". Perspectives Film Festival. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- American horror films
- American independent films
- 2021 horror films
- 2021 independent films
- American coming-of-age films
- American films
- 2021 drama films