Screening Series

Summer of Schoenbrun

In anticipation of Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, we’re screening the director’s previous two features, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) and I Saw the TV Glow (2024). A different unreleased clip from Camp Miasma will precede each screening.

We’re All Going To the World’s Fair

Late on a cold night somewhere in the U.S., teenage Casey (Anna Cobb in her feature debut) sits alone in her attic bedroom, scrolling the internet under the glow-in-the-dark stars and black-light posters that blanket the ceiling. She has finally decided to take the World’s Fair Challenge, an online role-playing horror game, and embrace the uncertainty it promises. After the initiation, she documents the changes that may or may not be happening to her, adding her experiences to the shuffle of online clips available for the world to see. As she begins to lose herself between dream and reality, a mysterious figure reaches out, claiming to see something special in her uploads.

I Saw the TV Glow

When a lonely teenager Owen (Justice Smith) is introduced by a classmate, Maddy (Jack Haven), to a mysterious late-night TV show.

As Owen immerses himself in the eerie glow of the screen, reality fractures. Shot in mesmerizing 35mm and fuzzy VHS, Jane Schoenbrun’s narrative unfolds against the backdrop of mid-1990s suburban dread, echoing across generations.

Justice Smith delivers a captivating performance, supported by cameos from Phoebe Bridgers and Fred Durst. “I Saw The Tv Glow” is a haunting saga of self-discovery that lingers long after the credits roll.

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder) for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star (Gillian Anderson), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” is director Jane Schoenbrun’s (“I Saw the TV Glow”) most personal film yet—as well as perhaps their most purely enjoyable. Paying homage to disreputable genres, while imbuing its deeply interrogative nature with a sense of genuine play, Schoenbrun’s film reveals a major turning point in the career of this groundbreaking auteur.

Opening Friday, August 14 – Ottawa Exclusive

About Jane Schoenbrun

Born in 1987 in Queens, New York, Jane Schoenbrun is a non-binary filmmaker known for their hybrid films characterized by signature blue and pink hues. Their work showcase a strong connection to queer cinema and narratives that celebrate diverse identities. Growing up in the 1990s, Schoenbrun infuses their work with nostalgia from that era, incorporating elements of early Internet culture and CRT televisions. After serving as a production assistant on shorts by the Safdie brothers, they released their first documentary, "A Self-Induced Hallucination," on Vimeo in 2018.

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