Fyre (2019)

Directed by

Chris Smith

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

11

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,017 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the 2017 Fyre Festival which was promoted as a luxury music event but ended in disaster. It focuses on how the organizer Billy McFarland failed to deliver on his promises and the aftermath for those involved.

tenseunsettlingbleakfast-pacedfrustratingeye-openingchaotic

What happens

Fyre (also known as Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened) is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith. It chronicles the planning, failure, and aftermath of the 2017 Fyre Festival, putting the blame primarily on the event's organizer, businessman Billy McFarland. The film premiered on Netflix on January 18, 2019, and the site later reported that 20 million households streamed Fyre during its first month of release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Fyre Fraud (2019)
• The Biggest Little Farm (2019)
• Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
• Icarus (2017)
• Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
• Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 (2022)
• ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre (2019)
• The Dirt (2019)