We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

Jane Schoenbrun
Part of

New Directors/New Films 2021

April 28 - May 8, 2021

A remarkable, rare combination of frightening and tender, Jane Schoenbrun’s accomplished narrative debut is a hypnotic and destabilizing tale of the fragility of online existence and the human capacity for change.

DIRECTOR
Jane Schoenbrun
YEAR
2021
COUNTRY
USA
RUNTIME
86 minutes
LANGUAGE
English

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair screens virtually nationwide from 5/1 to 5/6.

The 9PM screening on 4/30 will feature a special introduction from filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun and lead actress Anna Cobb!

Access this year’s ND/NF virtually nationwide or in FLC theaters!

  • FLC Virtual Cinema: The public-facing rental platform for FLC members, students, seniors, and the general public.
  • MoMA Virtual Cinema: Free exclusively for MoMA members starting April 28th.

A remarkable, rare combination of frightening and tender, Jane Schoenbrun’s accomplished narrative debut is a hypnotic and destabilizing tale of the fragility of online existence and the human capacity for change. Anna Cobb embodies heartrending teenage fragility as Casey, an isolated high schooler who has decided to take the “World’s Fair Challenge,” a role-playing horror game with the alleged power to enact real-world body modifications and emotional effects. Initially using a static webcam aesthetic familiar to fans of recent first-person internet horror, Schoenbrun ultimately creates something unique, a film about deprivation and connection, dysphoria and desire, that allows its characters self-awareness and grace even as they descend deeper into dark interior spaces.

Please note: This film contains a sequence of flashing lights that may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy and other photosensitivities.

Access the entire festival slate and SAVE with the Virtual All-Access Pass for just $275 ($348 value). 

All ND/NF screenings include recorded filmmaker Q&As! Virtual ticket holders will be able to access these conversations in the Virtual Cinema timed to when the film premieres. In-theater ticket holders will be sent access to a private YouTube playlist at the start of the festival.

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