Jane Schoenbrun is a “Filmmaker on the Edge” if there ever was one. The creator of “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and “I Saw the TV Glow,” they have now hit their stride with a feature film due to be released by Mubi on August 7, 2026. The title alone (“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”) should prepare you for a bizarre and exciting ride.

In brief, the plot: an anxious young queer filmmaker, Kris (Hannah Einbinder), is hired to make a sequel to the Camp Miasma slasher films, the original of which she grew up watching and adoring its female star, Billy Preston (Gillian Anderson). Kris is bound and determined to meet her and convince her to be part of this new production. She wants it to be special, unlike the several other sequels, which received progressively more negative and nasty reviews.

A paradox: this film is not for me. I love this film. This film is a loving satire of slasher films, with over-the-top blood and gore. I have never seen a slasher film, nor wanted to. The film is targeted to younger people who love the genre, are into gamer culture, are open to nonbinary people and gender flexibility, and can enjoy blood-soaked sex scenes. I am old enough to be a parent to everyone involved in this movie, and I am fine with all gender identities, though I am still getting used to writing “they” when talking about one person. It’s the blood-soaked sex that was the biggest stumbling block for me.

I decided to find my way into finding the love. I’ve worked with young people and enjoyed them and learned so much from them, I thought. And here I was, at the Provincetown International Film Festival with plenty of growth opportunities. So, I talked to people of various ages and looked up things I didn’t understand, and best of all, attended their interview with Christine Vachon the CEO of Killer Films and was completely turned around. Schoenbrun is brilliant, Einbinder is brighter than I gave her credit for, and Vachon is my hero. They broke it down for me. Slasher films often feature a monstrous, gender-nonconforming, and evil character. In this film, that character is “Little Death.”  Of course, I recognized the reference (in case you don’t know, it means “orgasm”) and began to understand what was going on here. Sexuality for trans people can be a new and frightening experience, and relaxing into being orgasmic can be challenging. And Kris, the filmmaker character, is cis female but is experiencing the same problem.

I decided to get a rush ticket and see it again. The result:  I love it and encourage you to see it as well. The scenes between Hannah and Gillian are indeed hot as hell, blood be damned, and I laughed my old ass off. August 7, folks. Get ready!   

PS Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun sat down with QUEERGURU at the Provincetown Film Festival to talk about the film;  You can see the interview HERE