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In a new documentary, Netflix shows the scandal surrounding the Fyre Festival, which was supposed to take place in 2017 but disappeared into thin air.
Documentary on Netflix about the Fyre Festival. – Netflix screenshot
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the essentials in a nutshell
- The documentary "Fyre" unfolds a major fraud scandal surrounding the festival of the same name.
- An exclusive event that never existed has been announced.
- The initiator of the festival, who has since been sentenced, is currently in prison.
Fyre is a new Netflix documentary directed by Chris Smith about a festival cheating scandal.
The exclusive Fyre festival was due to take place in the Bahamas in 2017. It has been called a "place to be" on social media.
Everything of any importance in the world of Instagram and Co. announced the next music festival on the platform. And it had a big impact.
A number of millennials who wanted to party bought tickets for the planned event on the internet. At the same time, islanders struggled for months to get the massive festival off the ground.
They were sure the Fyre would be unforgettable.
Scene from the Netflix documentary 'Fyre': models advertise the festival. – Netflix screenshot
The organizer behind this charade was a XNUMX-something entrepreneur named Billy McFarland. At the time, the young man was considered a doer and a celebrated rising star in the start-up scene.
McFarland also wanted to use the Fyre Festival to promote his eponymous app, which he developed to book exclusive showbiz events.
A festival that didn't even exist
People looking forward to the festival dreamed of a luxury trip with villa accommodation. And all this on a private island in the middle of the ocean.
But when they arrived at their destination, they found themselves faced with soaking wet tents and non-existent infrastructure.
“Fyre” had dissolved into nothingness. Netflix shows that the festival was canceled by the organizers without further ado. The nastiness and ridicule were praised on Twitter, the whole network laughed at the event's outbreak.
McFarland sentenced to six years in prison
Convicted of fraud since 2018, the American McFarland is currently serving a six-year prison sentence. In addition, the contractor must pay a fine of 26 million dollars.
“Fire” on Netflix: Original language: English. Country of production: United States, 2022. Genre: Doc
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