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We're All Going to the World's Fair
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This thought-provoking debut horror from writer/director Jane Schoenbrun just might be the most honest portrayal of teenage isolation in the internet age ever put to film. WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR follows Casey (Anna Cobb) as she seeks community and validation in the World’s Fair Challenge – a twisted online role-playing horror game. Soon, the game begins to blend the lines between her online and offline life in horrifying and heartbreaking ways. Schoenbrun takes this creepypasta concept and elevates it to dizzying heights, delivering a thoughtful, authentic, and unsettling look at a young life lived entirely online. Cobb carries the film on her young shoulders as essentially the only cast member, at least IRL. WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR is jarring, mesmerizing, and casts an empathetic light on an entire generation just looking for connection. A sinister online challe
