'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' Sets Summer Screening Tour
IndieWire • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Jane Schoenbrun’s film "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, is set for a theatrical release on August 7 and explores themes of gender dysphoria and transition.
- The film follows a young director revamping a fading summer camp horror franchise and her encounter with the original movie’s mysterious lead actress, leading to a story filled with desire, fear, and delirium.
- Critics praised the film at Cannes for its thoughtful portrayal of post-transition sexual unease and its cerebral, pop-colored narrative style.
- Prior to its August release, the film will tour select festivals and venues with a summer camp theme throughout June and July, including NewFest in New York, Provincetown Film Festival, Frameline50 in San Francisco, Fantasia Fest in Montreal, and Coolidge Corner Theatre in Medfield.
- The tour, titled “Camp Is in Session,” offers early screenings for cinephiles in select cities, building anticipation for the wider release.