Variety · Entertainment · 2026-08-15
Urša Menart Recalls Finding Inspiration on Influencers’ Fake Tragic Life Stories for Intimate Dramedy ‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’
Right before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, Slovenian director Urša Menart came across a curious phenomenon on the internet: young people, mostly women, making up tragic life stories to gather the increasingly sparse attention span of their followers. Even more curiously, the director realized people would often drop everything to visit these micro-influencers. […] 'Everything That's Wrong With You' director Urša Menart on finding inspiration on influencers faking tragic life stories online, need for 'connection.' Urša Menart Recalls Finding Inspiration on Influencers’ Fake Tragic Life Stories for Intimate Dramedy ‘Everything That’s Wrong With You’
Why it matters. It highlights the growing cultural impact of social media influencers fabricating personal tragedies for online attention.
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