Cannes: Gillian Anderson Nearly Fainted Watching Herself in 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma'
The queer slasher explores identity and desire through a reboot that pits a non-binary filmmaker against studio exploitation.
- Writer-Director Jane Schoenbrun's queer slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, earning a six-minute standing ovation.
- Hannah Einbinder stars as Kris, a filmmaker tasked with rebooting a horror franchise, who seeks out the reclusive original star Billy, portrayed by Gillian Anderson.
- Anderson praised Einbinder's intense performance during filming of a scene called 'that blood day,' while the film features a 'sensational score' by composer Alex G and 'precise cinematography' by Eric Yue.
- Critics highlight the film's 'searing sense of introspection' regarding how media shapes desire, though Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is described as 'alienatingly offbeat' and potentially divisive.
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma will debut in theaters on August 7, with industry observers anticipating the title could become an extremely 'buzzy new genre film.
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Cannes: Gillian Anderson nearly fainted watching herself in 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma'
FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, including a look at one of the wildest movies the festival has seen in a while: "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma", from director Jane Schoenbrun. It's part-slasher movie, part-fever dream and part-commentary on fandom and identity. It stars Gillian Anderson, who we know best for "The X-Files" and "Sex Education". Opposite her is "Hacks" actress Hannah…
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The Independent (US)This gory, sexy horror movie could finally win Gillian Anderson an Oscar
Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ has wowed the Cannes Film Festival, and it’s the rare movie that (at last!) understands the frosty, off-piste allure of the ‘X-Files’ star, writes Adam White
Gillian Anderson Romances Hannah Einbinder in This Mind-Melting Cannes Slasher
Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘I Saw The TV Glow’ was an instant cult classic. Now, the lauded director is back with an atmospheric, nostalgia-laden horror which ups the ante: ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Read the full Vogue review, here.
The actress leads to the Croisette "Teenage sex and death at Camp Miasma" directed by Jane Schoenbrun, full of blood and reflections on the body, sex and...
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