Influenza

A slow-building found-footage satire that turns a shallow influencer seminar into something increasingly eerie and unsettling.

Directed by

Felix Schäfer

Genres

Horror, Comedy

Starring

Felix Schäfer, Nadia Marlinde, Lucie Carrel

Overview

young journalist Mia and a group of young entrepreneurs and influencers attend a motivational seminar entitled “How to gain 1 million followers in 48 hours”, led by speaker and coach Sebastian Kraft. The room is filled with 50 people, all motivated to advance themselves, their digital profiles and their companies. After the first day of the seminar ends, there is an afterparty where all the influencers try to outdo each other with endless selfies and selfie stories. The second day of the seminar is an intensive focus masterclass booked by 8 influencers who want to gain first-class insights. Some of these 8 influencers are trying to get Sebastian to share more secrets on how to be successful. When he mentions black magic and a witch, his listeners become curious...

How it feels

Eerie, satirical, tense and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, media, celebrity, corruption

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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