Jane Schoenbrun’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a quiet, unsettling meditation on isolation and the porous boundary between digital fantasy and real identity. Alone in her attic bedroom, teenager Casey (Anna Cobb) immerses herself in an online role-playing horror game and begins recording the subtle, possibly imagined changes happening to her body and mind. The film builds dread through long silences, webcam intimacy, and an atmosphere of lonely late-night scrolling rather than jump scares.
Schoenbrun’s debut feature captures the eerie intimacy of internet culture with remarkable precision. Cobb’s performance anchors the slow-burn narrative, making the ambiguity of Casey’s transformation feel both personal and universal.
The Blu-ray, released through Utopia, presents the film in a clean 1. 78:1 transfer with English 5. 1 DTS-HD MA audio. A new limited spot-gloss variant slipcover designed by Steak Mtn is restricted to 1,000 units. Extras include an audio commentary with Schoenbrun and Cobb, a conversation with Dr. Eliza Steinbock, a Fantasia Q&A, additional short pieces, an extended ending, a booklet interview, the trailer, and English SDH subtitles. This is an essential edition of a haunting modern horror landmark.