Hi /r/movies – we’re Tegan Quin and Erin Lee Carr, the subject and director of the documentary ‘Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara’, streaming on Hulu October 18th. Tegan is half of the pop duo ‘Tegan and Sara’. Ask us anything! (We’ll be back for answers on Thursday 10/17 at 11:00 AM ET)

Hi r/movies, we’re Tegan Quin and Erin Lee Carr, the subject and director of ‘Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara’, streaming on Hulu October 18th.

Here’s the trailer for our film:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqy9XfoT674&themeRefresh=1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqy9XfoT674&themeRefresh=1)

**The documentary premiered at TIFF last month and we’re happy to share it with everyone starting this weekend. We’ll be back tomorrow (Thursday 10/17) at 11:00 AM ET to answer any questions you may have.**

Ask us anything!

More Info:

The upcoming Hulu documentary FANATICAL: THE CATFISHING OF TEGAN AND SARA, sharing how Tegan and Sara’s world turned upside down when Tegan’s personal files were hacked in 2011, revealing the dark side of fame, fandom, and the scary side of the internet. From director Erin Lee Carr (Stormy, I Love You, Now Die, Mommy Dead & Dearest, Britney vs Spears), the film will premiere on October 18, 2024.

Synopsis: Tegan and Sara ascended to global fame as one of the most influential queer indie rock bands of their generation. They worked hard to cultivate an inclusive and passionate fanbase around the world. Listeners were drawn to the duo’s beautifully confessional lyrics, but there was more than just the music. Fans found within the community the only safe space to come out and be queer during a time when few bands would declare allyship, let alone celebrate their own queer identity. But a bad actor took advantage of the community’s trust and comfort. Tegan and Sara’s world turned upside down when Tegan’s personal files were hacked in 2011, revealing the dark side of fame and fandom. This is a sprawling yet intimate story of how Tegan’s identity was stolen and weaponized in a complex catfish scheme to ensnare members of this community. The film is an examination of the severe ripple effect of mistrust, anxiety, and self-doubt that resulted from Fegan’s (Fake Tegan) actions. Today, Tegan enlists documentary filmmaker and investigator Erin Lee Carr [Britney Vs. Spears] to find the person stalking her and terrorizing her fans and community for over fifteen years. Interwoven with the investigation Tegan’s team originally conducted in 2011 they uncover new victims and potential suspects and reveal sinister and unforeseen twists. Told through Tegan’s own voice, the voices of deceived fans, a trove of visceral communications between fake Tegan and their victims, and the visual history of the band’s behind-the-scenes archive, this documentary feature is a thriller, a caper, a whodunnit, and an intimate personal journey rolled into one. It cuts to the heart of love and betrayal, fame and fandom, desire and delusion in the 21st century.

Tegan and Sara is a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters, Tegan Quin and Sara Quin. Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists.

The duo has released ten studio albums and earned a Grammy nomination in 2012 for their video album Get Along. Their most recent album, Crybaby, was released on October 21, 2022. Their memoir, High School, was released on September 24, 2019, and in the fall of 2022, the TV series based on the memoir was released on Amazon Freevee.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Do you worry that this kind of thing could become more widespread with the rise of deep fakes and chat bots?
And how has this changed your relationship with the fans?