“There is a hole at the bottom of the lake where the movies come from”.
MUBI revealed the first official trailer for the meta slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma from the filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), starring Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) y Gillian Anderson (Sex Education).
Promoted as a “new kind of horror remake”the trailer gives fans a look at the highly stylized world created by Schoenbrun; “If it gets too real,” Anderson's voiceover says, “you can always turn it off.”
The plot follows a queer filmmaker hired to direct a new installment of a long-running horror film franchise. The director becomes obsessed with the idea of casting the “Final Girl” from the original film, and the two women fall into a frenzy of psychosexual madness.
The studio previously described her as “Portrait of a Lady on Fire set in a sequel to Friday the 13th“.
Take a look at the trailer at the end of the note.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
“In Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miama, the infamous Camp Miasma horror franchise is rebooted once again. But when the director of the latest film becomes obsessed with the mysterious, reclusive actress who played the “final girl” in the original film, a new kind of horror emerges from the bottom of the lake.”
The supporting cast includes Amanda Fix (Orphan Black: Echoes), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby), Zach Cherry (Severance), Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live), Patrick Fischler (NCIS: Origins), Dylan Baker (Hunters), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Scream 7), Kevin McDonald (The Kids in the Hall), Quintessa Swindell (Prime Target).
Regarding his most recent project, Schoenbrun previously shared in an official statement:
“I make movies that I wish had existed in my childhood, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is my best attempt at turning it into a sleepover classic: a wacky but cozy midnight odyssey that draws unsuspecting viewers from the horror section of the local video store. “I couldn't be more excited to be going to sleepover camp this summer with the genius comedian Hannah Einbinder, the legendary Gillian Anderson and the daring folks at MUBI and Plan B, who, by greenlighting this film, have summoned a plague of blood, guts and other fluids to rain down on us all.”
This is Schoenbrun's fifth feature film, his previous project, I Saw the TV Glowwas nominated for six independent film Spirit Awards, including best film, screenplay and direction.
Mubi is financing the project and will handle distribution in select territories including the Americas, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), Turkey, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The Match Factory will handle the rest of the markets.
Plan B produces, with Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films serving as executive producer.
In cinemas, August 7, 2026.
Trailer and poster:
Source: https://cine3.com/teaser-trailer-slasher-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-gillian-anderson-hannah-eibinder/
