Moviegoing Memories is a series of short interviews with filmmakers about going to the movies. Jane Schoenbrun's We're All Going to the World's Fair is MUBI GO's Film of the Week in the US for April 15, 2022.
We're All Going to the World's Fair.
NOTEBOOK: How would you describe your movie in the least amount of words?
JANE SCHOENBRUN: “Le Fantasia Dysphoria.”
NOTEBOOK: Where and what is your favorite movie theater? Why is it your favorite?
SCHOENBRUN: The Brattle in Cambridge—a holy space for me where, during my college years, I watched many double features, unforgettable rep classics, independent first runs, and at least one Mount Eerie concert. Just a beautiful and peaceful room that I've got a ton of nostalgia for—the balcony especially.
NOTEBOOK: What is the most memorable movie screening of your life? Why is it memorable?
SCHOENBRUN: The Love Witch at the Maryland Film Festival: a giant room full of cinephiles and independent filmmakers having their minds utterly blown in a "how does something this insane and laboriously constructed possibly exist?"
NOTEBOOK: If you could choose one classic film to watch on the big screen, what would it be and why?
SCHOENBRUN: Gregg Araki's “Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy,” because I'm a pervert.