Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsThe new Fyre Festival documentary trailer is incredibly bleakHonestly the worst festival of all timeShareLink copied ✔️January 11, 2019January 11, 2019TextKemi Alemoru Netflix has finally dropped another, more expansive trailer for a hotly anticipated documentary that chronicles how Fyre Festival became one of the most disastrous events of the social media age. The reason Fyre Festival is so funny and bleak is because it perfectly summed up the culture of now. Headed up by Ja Rule and Billy McFarland, an entire “luxury” event built on Instagram influencer’s images and wildly empty promises, sold out almost immediately. One interviewee in the preview can be heard saying: “These guys are either completely full of shit, or they’re the smartest guys in the room”. Fyre was supposed to be a Bahamas getaway where you could rub shoulders with models who could grate cheese on their abs like Emily Ratajkowski while watching performances from the likes of Skepta, Disclosure, and Kaytranada. Instead, attendees fought for soaked mattresses and sad sandwiches, as a looting, Lord of the Flies atmosphere set in. Tickets were between $4,000 and $12,000. Since the mess, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison for fraud and also a $26 million forfeiture order, which would transfer his monetary assets to the government. It comes from the minds behind Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, a look at Jim Carey’s mental unravelling while he portrayed Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Watch the trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe story behind Mother Mary, the film even A24 thought was too weirdRowan Blanchard: ‘Hollywood is an extremely fucked industry’080 Barcelona Fashion7 names to know from 080 Barcelona Fashion WeekBarbie Ferreira is ready to leave Euphoria behind7 generation-defining moments from Girls PolaroidThree Dazed Clubbers on documenting a complete digital detoxEuphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradationThis iPhone-shot doc exposes the ugliness of authoritarianism7 things to watch from trans film festival TITE10 films we’re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026Exit8: A must-see Japanese horror about an endless commute ‘It’s just the aesthetic’: The Drama and the allure of violent subculturesEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy