TanaCon: What Really Happened

Organizer Michael Weist's perspective of what went down in TanaCon, YouTuber Tana Mongeau's much-talked-about alt-VidCon event that was abruptly canceled despite boasting of an enviable guest list with names like Shane Dawson and Bella Thorne.

2018

Documentary·Drama

1h 29min

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Michael Weist
Self
Tana Mongeau
Self (archive footge)
Bella Thorne
Self (archive footage)

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