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FYRE (2019) documentary poster

Documentary Style

Topical

FYRE

Why Watch

A hilarious disaster with serious lessons. This documentary about Fyre Festival's catastrophic failure reveals how social media sells us illusions—and why we keep buying them.

Year

2019

Type

film

Runtime

97 min

Language

English

Director

Chris Smith

Genres

Arts & CultureTrue CrimeBusiness

Summary

What started as an ambitious dream to create the ultimate luxury music festival became one of the most spectacular failures in modern history.

Billy McFarland envisioned Fyre Festival as an exclusive island paradise promoted by supermodels and influencers, selling thousands of tickets for up to $12,000 each. But behind the glossy Instagram posts was chaos: no infrastructure, no artists, and thousands of stranded attendees discovering they'd been sold a beautiful lie.

A trainwreck that reveals uncomfortable truths about FOMO, status-seeking, and our willingness to believe anything wrapped in the right aesthetic.