About this episode
This week we're covering non-binary trans filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's screen life film, We're All Going To The World's Fair (2021). Along for the ride is Dread Central 's Editor-In-Chief - and found footage expert - Mary Beth McAndrews, who praises World's Fair as a great example of a hybrid screen life film. Using interviews and quotes from Schoenbrun's director statement, Trace adds context to this ominous tale of internet celebrity while Mary Beth shares details of her childhood online, which includes catfishing! Plus: debates about what is real online, predatory behavior vs smart teens, Joe's fascination with Lonely Girl 15 , Internet memes and creepy pastas, and our multiple interpretations of the film's ambiguous ending Note About The Director's Pronouns : We use she/her pronouns to refer to director Jane Schoenbrun in this episode, which was released in May 2022. At the time, those were the pronouns that they used. They officially switched to they/them pronouns in November 2022, as evidenced by this Tweet from Schoenbrun. Reference: Orla Smith. " Jane Schoenbrun wants We’re All Going to the World’s Fair to ‘scare you and make you cry’ " Seventh Row Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd and/or Facebook , or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Mary Beth: @mbmcandrews / @ScarredPodcast / @WONApodcast Be sure to support the boys on Patreon ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.