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At Cannes, Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma opens in Un Certain Regard as a deeply personal, queer meditation on sex, trauma, and healing. In a Q&A, Schoenbrun discusses drawing from their own journey as a trans, nonbinary creator, the film’s provocative, intimate sex scenes, and its aim to provoke conversation about consent and America’s sexual psyche, with standout performances by Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.
Jane Schoenbrun’s Cannes 2026 film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma turns a retro slasher into a sharp, compassionate meditation on nostalgia, gender trauma, and queer desire, anchored by Gillian Anderson’s presence and Hannah Einbinder’s performance, with lush visuals and wry humor.
At Cannes, Jane Schoenbrun discussed their new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma with Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, describing it as a bloody, funny queer slasher. The story follows Kris, a director hired to reboot a problematic ’80s franchise, whose meeting with Billy Presley spirals into a psychosexual exploration of sexuality and identity. Schoenbrun, who is trans nonbinary, frames the project as “about as commercial as I can do,” while the cast shares personal connections to horror and coming‑of‑age themes. MUBI will release the film theatrically on August 7, 2026. The full panel is available in video form, and the interview ties Schoenbrun’s own journey to the film’s themes of self-discovery and sexuality.
Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma will embark on a summer “Camp Is in Session” screening tour in June–July, hitting NewFest, Provincetown, Fantasia, and other venues ahead of its August 7 release on MUBI; the Cannes‑praised film stars Hannah Einbinder, with themes expanding gender dysphoria and sexuality in a cerebral, genre‑bending horror setting.
At Cannes, Jane Schoenbrun's horror film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma received a warm reception, including a near-six-minute standing ovation after its Debussy Theatre world premiere; the reboot-focused slasher, starring Einbinder and Anderson, aims to spark conversations about sex, gender, and trauma and will be released by Mubi on August 7, 2026.
At Cannes, Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma uses a fictional 1980s slasher as a surreal conduit to explore self, sexuality, and identity, blending arthouse abstraction with sharp humor. Led by Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, the film is strange and sometimes alienating but emotionally resonant, ultimately offering a generous, self-revealing meditation on body, desire, and writing one’s own story.
Director Jane Schoenbrun included a 90s Nickelodeon Easter Egg in the horror film "I Saw the TV Glow," catering to fans of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete." The movie also features references to Buffy and moments reminiscent of pre-smartphone era. The cast includes Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan, Amber Benson, Fred Durst, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Helena Howard, and Danielle Deadwyler, with a premiere at Sundance and distribution by A24 later this year.
"I Saw the TV Glow" is an earnest and astonishingly beautiful art-horror film that follows the lives of two lonely teenagers and explores the director's own feelings about gender. Set in 1990s suburbia, the movie envelops the audience in a surreal and nostalgic haze, transforming mundane scenes into Day-Glo dreamscapes. With heart-rending performances from its stars, the film speaks to the experiences of lonely teenagers, past and present, establishing writer-director Jane Schoenbrun as a major cinematic talent.
Director Jane Schoenbrun's new film "I Saw the TV Glow," premiering at Sundance, explores the thin line between fiction and reality through the story of a teenager's obsession with a Buffy-esque TV show. Influenced by their own experience with gender transition, the film features a haunting narrative and a soundtrack with original songs by queer artists. With nods to '90s pop culture and the supernatural, the film delves into themes of loneliness and the search for something that feels like real life, while also featuring appearances by actors from Buffy and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.