movie

2019 · United States

Fyre

Documentary

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 98 min
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

fraud
based on true story
music festival
lawsuit
disaster
fake trailer
observational documentary
fyre
fake advertisement

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Shiyuan Deng — Self - Product Designer
Michael Ciccarelli — Self - Software Engineer
Mdavid Low — Self - Fyre Creative Director
Samuel Krost — Self - Fyre Media
Andy King — Self - Event Producer
J.R. — Self - Former Fyre Employee
Brett Kincaid — Self - Director, Matte Projects
Mick Purzycki — Self - CEO, Jerry Media
James Ohliger — Self - Jerry Media
Grant Margolin — Self - Fyre Marketing Director (archive footage)
Keith van der Linde — Self - Pilot / Logistics

Directed: Chris Smith
Written: Chris Smith

Production

Rating: 6.9 / 10 · 1,032 ratings
Studio: Jerry Media, Library Films, VICE Media

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.