The US premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, will close the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50), taking place June 17–27, 2026.
The film, which made its World Premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival earlier this week, stars Emmy-winning actors Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall).
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma centers on an enthusiastic young director (Einbinder), who is tasked with resurrecting the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom. But when she visits the original’s star (Anderson), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Before the film screens at the historic Castro Theatre, Schoenbrun, who previously directed We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) and I Saw the TV Glow (2024), will receive the Frameline Queer Lens Award for Filmmaking. The honor, which was presented to Todd Haynes (Carol, Poison) last year, is given to a queer filmmaker who brings their singular vision and perspective to the screen and, in doing so, makes an indelible impact on the art form.
“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a truly staggering achievement in filmmaking — one that could only be shaped by the singular Jane Schoenbrun,” said Kate Bove, Frameline’s Associate Director of Programs. “Jane and their work reflect so much of what makes queer and trans cinema so vital: An uncompromising vision, a celebration of collaboration, and the desire to give voice to experiences that feel at once achingly familiar and startlingly unspoken. We’re honored to present Jane with the Frameline Queer Lens Award, and can think of no better venue to do so than the Closing Night of the world’s first LGBTQ+ film festival to reach its half-century milestone.”
MUBI is slated to release the film in theaters throughout the US starting August 7, 2026.
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