Danny Brown wrote a post about Livefyre’s Sidenotes which brought this concept back into the spotlight for me, and inspired the following discussion. Until now, this kind of “commenting” was not really seen on WordPress blogs. The difference is that unlike writing private notes on a book or paper, (side)notes are public and others can join in, expand thoughts and collaborate with you, or join the discussion. Essentially it allows users to comment on segments of the post right in the margin – just as if you are reading a book or research paper and writing your notes. If you’ve ever used the popular “new” platform Medium, then you’re already familiar with the concept of the (side)note. The Netflix version puts a human face on the people behind this mess, without letting anyone off the hook for what happened.Yea or Nay? Sidenotes Creates a Side Life for Your Blog It’s understandable to feel uneasy about both of these realities-but for what it’s worth, we’d still recommend Fyre. We stand behind our film, believe it is an unbiased and illuminating look at what happened, and look forward to sharing it with audiences around the world.” At no time did they, or any others we worked with, request favorable coverage in our film, which would be against our ethics. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, the Fyre filmmakers said, “We were happy to work with Jerry Media and a number of others on the film. (McFarland’s lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.) that the Fyre Fraud producers did pay McFarland to license footage-but the filmmakers also pointed out that Smith’s film was produced in partnership with both Jerry Media and Matte Projects, both of which worked with McFarland to promote Fyre Festival. that he decided against interviewing McFarland for his movie after the entrepreneur asked for an exorbitant sum in exchange for his appearance-citing another documentary that had agreed to pay him. It is, however, worth noting that both docs are also marred by ethically murky decisions-and the teams behind each doc have highlighted the shortcomings of the other doc, using them as cudgels in a moral battle for viewers’ hearts. Netflix’s Fyre also offers more insight on the impact Fyre Festival had on the locals it employed and abandoned-an insight that feels particularly important to emphasize in a story that can so easily inspire gleeful Schadenfreude directed at its rich attendees. So if you’re not trying to spend your entire Saturday fuming over Billy McFarland and his doomed festival, go with Netflix’s Fyre.Īlthough Hulu’s documentary includes that McFarland interview, the sit-down isn’t particularly insightful-and by comparison to its rival doc, Fyre Fraud leans a little too heavily on generalizations about millennials, with little interrogation of how questions of class played into the story of the failed festival. Still, it’s a busy world, and not all of us have time to mainline two documentaries about an influencer extravaganza gone haywire. (One caterer’s tearful account of draining her savings to pay her employees for their work is particularly heartbreaking.) With that context already in mind, it’s fascinating to watch the Hulu doc zoom out and consider what the fiasco meant within the bigger cultural milieu. It also offers more insight into how McFarland’s actions impacted other people-particularly the hundreds of local Bahamian workers who, as the doc notes, were abandoned without pay. Fyre is more explanatory for those who didn’t necessarily follow every step of this disaster as it occurred in 2017. When watched in that order, the two form a fascinating dialogue. If you’re going to watch both docs, I would recommend watching Fyre first, and Fyre Fraud second-after taking a long pause to do a few deep breathing exercises. Neither doc paints a particularly flattering portrait, and McFarland’s interview in Fyre Fraud does not offer any particularly juicy information-but seeing McFarland explain himself and his actions does offer a unique lens through which to decide for oneself what this guy thinks of himself. If Fyre asks how on earth a human being could ever behave like McFarland did, Fyre Fraud invites its viewers to watch the man speak and judge him for themselves. So, why watch Fyre Fraud too? Well, it offers one thing that Fyre does not: an interview with McFarland himself, as well as his girlfriend.
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