We're All Going to the World's Fair

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]

We're All Going to the World's Fair
Festival release poster
Directed byJane Schoenbrun
Written byJane Schoenbrun
Produced by
  • Sarah Winshall
  • Carlos Zozaya
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Patrick Carbone[1]
Edited byJane Schoenbrun
Music by
Production
companies
Love In Winter LLC
Dweck Productions
Flies Collective
Distributed byUtopia
Release date
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 early 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

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
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. "Films". Perspectives Film Festival. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  11. "We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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