"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. WORLD'S FAIR is jarring, mesmerizing, and casts an empathetic light on an entire generation just looking for connection." Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

"This film is long overdue, but perhaps it wasn't possible before members of the internet generation reached an age where they had the power to address these issues in cinema themselves. It captures a moment in time which we will never see again, and whilst it makes a fascinating watch today, its importance will only grow as the years pass." Jennie Kermode, Eye on Film (2022)

"In the tradition of internet science fiction, WOLRD'S FAIR teases the boundary between the actual and the virtual, though in a frame of mind that is quietly ruminative rather than wildly speculative. This isn't "The Matrix" or a fantasy of sentient A.I. It's a slice of drab, everyday 21st-century Americana and a daydream of something more intense." A. O. Scott, The New York Times (2022)

"Part coming-of-age story, part horror film, and the greatest argument yet that something as bonkers as 'Creepypasta' can inspire something so beautiful, WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR is a strong debut for a filmmaker who is nothing if not consistent in their themes." Kate Erbland, IndieWire (2021)