What Excites Us? What Scares Us? Find Out at 'Camp Miasma'
Jane Schoenbrun’s reboot turns a divisive slasher franchise into a queer psychosexual story about fandom, filmmaking, and identity.
- On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Director Jane Schoenbrun released 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,' a 112-minute R-rated film starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson exploring queer desire through a fictional slasher franchise reboot.
- Schoenbrun's film follows independent filmmaker Kris, who attempts to modernize the 'zombie IP' of the Camp Miasma series while correcting the original franchise's transphobic themes for a studio reboot.
- Recruiting original 'final girl' Billy Presley, the narrative documents four days of interactions between Kris and the reclusive actress, exploring personal identity and cinema's power to shape desire.
- Schoenbrun employs metatextual filmmaking with practical effects and genre deconstruction; proponents of 'style is substance' will find much to adore in the impressionistic aesthetic.
- Continuing Schoenbrun's media-obsessed work, the film positions itself as a 'tale of personal journey of identity' filtered through pop culture, extending the director's exploration of how media shapes queer selfhood.
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10 Questions with Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder
Add Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma to your watchlistDifferent generations maybe, but Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder are both screen idols. Anderson, 58, found fame as paranormal investigator Scully in The X-Files, while Einbinder, 31, is riding high thanks to acclaimed comedy series Hacks. Now they’re co-starring in the new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, with Einbinder’s budding director Kris trying to convince Anderson’…
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The much-talked-about, queer "Teenage sex and death at Camp Miasma" was the talk of the town at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Now it's landing in Sweden and is joined by French war drama, futuristic animation and a dinosaur invasion. DN's film editor Helena Lindblad lists the best films in cinemas right now.
FILM REVIEW. Kött, vätskor och sex. Queer slasher comedy “Teenage sex and death at Camp Miasma” is still popular in Cannes – they will also be published on TV later.
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