[Satire] Jane Schoenbrun and Hannah Einbinder on Their "Trans-Coming Story" and Sexual Awakenings at the Movies
Jane Schoenbrun says the film channels trans identity, sexuality and industry tokenization, while Mubi backed the project on a $10 million budget.
- Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's new feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, premieres in limited release this Friday, August 7 via Mubi. The film explores trans identity and intimacy through a revived horror franchise.
- Schoenbrun, a prominent trans filmmaker, rebuilt their life and career following a personal transition that began at age 32. This journey informs their exploration of queer identity and evolving understanding of intimacy and interdependence.
- The film follows a director played by Hannah Einbinder, actor, who attempts to revive a dormant horror franchise by tracking down its reclusive final girl, portrayed by Gillian Anderson, actor. Their chemistry anchors the movie's blend of gory slasher tropes with emotional catharsis.
- Following its Cannes Film Festival premiere two months ago, the film received a nine-minute standing ovation and secured the festival's Queer Palm award. Critics praised the work's mix of "orgasms and geysers of blood."
- Schoenbrun is adapting Charles Burns's comic Black Hole into a Netflix series while releasing their debut novel, Public Access Afterworld, in October. These projects reflect the filmmaker's evolving approach to navigating industry structures while telling personal stories.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Gillian Anderson dials up the fun in camp slasher-film satire, plus other new movies to watch this week
Our critics take a look at what’s new in cinemas this week.
The Dawn of Jane Schoenbrun
Jane Schoenbrun’s first two hybrid horror-dramas amazed Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and Emma Stone. Their third film, a highly anticipated meta-slasher starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, already won over Cannes. What’s next?
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Is a Transformative Work of Queer Cinema
⚡ Quick Take Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a delicious feast of campy forbidden pleasure that will stay with you long after the credits roll. Jane Schoenbrun has long established herself as a unique and powerful voice in queer independent cinema. In both her debut feature, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, as well as her breakthrough hit, I Saw the TV Glow, Schoenbrun has shown a mastery for capturing the queer experience on fi…
Winnipeg Free Press
Movie Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ turns slasher tropes inward
It was an unexpected turn of events after seeing Jane Schoenbrun’s buzzy third feature “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” Suddenly, after nearly 30 years of not thinking about the Counting Crows, their 1996 ballad “A Long December” was firmly stuck in my head, and it wouldn’t go away.
‘Teenage Sex and Death in Camp Miasma’ and ‘Jim Queen’ were two highlights of the recent Cannes Film Festival. They are in theaters this month: is it something for heterosis patients as well?
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