Reality and fantasy begin to blur when a teenager, alone in her attic bedroom, immerses herself in a role-playing horror game online.

“In January 2021, deep in the middle of one of the worst stretches of the pandemic, one of the most exciting new voices in queer cinema in some time emerged at the all virtual edition of the Sundance Film Festival: Jane Schoenbrun with their deeply unsettling and ambitious directorial debut WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR.

The first in an intended “screen trilogy” that has already continued with their rightfully lauded follow-up from last year, I SAW THE TV GLOW, the film essentially follows a teenage girl (Anna Cobb) who experiments with her identity by recording videos for a horror game set within the community.

Inspired by Schoenbrun’s own teenage experiences, the film delves into themes of gender dysphoria in a way that we’ve never seen on screen before. And in a way few have got to experience on a BIG screen before, because the film only made its way to a handful of theatres due to the unfortunate timing of its release.

That changes on July 23rd, when we screen it as the first in a four part series at Queer Cinema Club that celebrates great queer (and in particular, trans) cinema that came out during the peak of the pandemic. Join us then for the film, which will be preceded by both a special introduction from Lily Kazimiera *and* the short film LIAR, by local filmmaker Wayne Burns. LIAR is a subversive queer parable that follows two men who meet for a hookup on a church rooftop, and also was released at the peak of the pandemic. You’ll also have the opportunity to grab a physical copy of this poster from the talents of Sam Gervais, which eerily pays ode to the Creepypasta era.” -PETER KNEGT

Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.