We’re All Going To The World’s Fair Is A Hypnotic Trans Horror Film
We’re All Going To The World’s Fair.In the film, Casey is a teen living a very “online” life. While we see little of her life outside the confines of her attic bedroom, there’s an aching sense of longing there, which is beautifully conveyed by Anna Cobb (making her feature film debut).
She spends hours watching videos, particularly from an online game called the World’s Fair Challenge — which begins, of course, with a blood sacrifice onto one’s computer screen.
The game claims to transform participants in grotesque ways, and Casey, who takes the challenge, promises to document her transformation.Almost immediately, she catches the attention of a masked follower who’s equally paternalistic and predatory in his concern for her well-being and demands for content.
It’s a thoroughly modern horror tale that’s universal, but also deeply personal to its creator who also experienced online grooming in a chatroom as a teenager, and who came out — to themselves — as trans during the creation of the film.
