FYRE 2 – The Billy McFarland Story (Documentary).
FYRE 2: The Billy McFarland Story Redemption or Repeat Disaster?
FYRE 2: The Billy McFarland Story is the official documentary from Think Global Media Group (Global Filmz) and HIAMI Films, chronicling the audacious return of Billy McFarland—the man behind the most infamous festival failure in modern history.Read More
After serving time for the original FYRE Festival debacle, McFarland reemerges determined to rewrite his legacy. Granted unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, the filmmakers trace his bold and controversial comeback, documenting every twist of the chaotic road to FYRE 2.
With thousands of hours of unseen footage, the documentary unveils a saga of relentless ambition, calculated risk, and haunting déjà vu. Viewers are taken inside McFarland’s clandestine operations: secret meetings with Mexican officials, scouting of undisclosed island locations, high-stakes artist negotiations, and the extravagant “FYRE Survival Training” events designed to rebrand the FYRE name. Aerial concerts, wild marketing stunts, and moments of manic creativity punctuate a journey that teeters between visionary genius and self-destruction.
As FYRE 2 unfolds, a provocative question drives the narrative:
Did Billy scam again—or was he scammed by Mexico?
This question threads through a labyrinth of deals, deception, and desperation as McFarland navigates the treacherous world of international entertainment, where ambition often blurs with illusion.
The film doesn’t stop at FYRE 2—it ventures into McFarland’s next grand vision, PHNX (FYRE 3), following him across the Caribbean to Utila and Turks & Caicos. There, he chases the fantasy of a reborn paradise—one more chance to prove himself, or one final fall from grace.
Raw, unfiltered, and deeply human, FYRE 2 dissects the anatomy of obsession and redemption. It’s a portrait of a man and a movement suspended between myth and reality—where the dream of resurrection collides once again with the ghosts of disaster.

Logline
When infamous entrepreneur Billy McFarland attempts to stage a comeback with FYRE 2, the sequel to the world’s most notorious music festival, filmmakers gain unprecedented access to uncover the truth behind his redemption—or his next great deception.
Synopsis
FYRE 2: The Billy McFarland Story is the official documentary from Think Global Media Group (Global Filmz) and HIAMI Films, chronicling the audacious return of Billy McFarland—the man behind the most infamous festival failure in history.
Granted exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the new FYRE 2 enterprise, the filmmakers delve deep into thousands of hours of unseen footage spanning years of preparation, setbacks, and high-stakes negotiations. From covert meetings with Mexican officials and scouting secret island locations, to artist bookings, FYRE Survival Training events, and aerial concerts, the film captures McFarland’s obsessive drive to redeem his name and reclaim the FYRE legacy.
But as the story unfolds, one haunting question emerges:
“Did Billy scam again—or was he scammed by Mexico?”
The documentary also explores McFarland’s next act—PHNX (FYRE 3)—as he ventures back to the Caribbean, with cameras following his every move across Utila and Turks & Caicos, in pursuit of the perfect paradise to resurrect his dream.Read More
Raw, intimate, and unfiltered, FYRE 2 examines the blurred lines between ambition and illusion, redemption and relapse, capturing a man and a movement caught between a myth reborn and a disaster relived.