Bleecker Street gets gross with the trailer for their teen body-horror comedy Slanted, which will open in theaters nationwide on March 13. […]
Bleecker Street gets gross with the trailer for their teen body-horror comedy Slanted, which will open in theaters nationwide on March 13.
“Joan Huang idolizes the popular girls and dreams of being prom queen, but fears the only way to win is to look like all the past queens whose portraits line her high school halls. Enter Ethnos: a mysterious cosmetic surgery clinic that turns people of color white. Joan undergoes the procedure and wakes up a beautiful blonde destined for the crown, but at what cost?
“Blending sharp satire, sci-fi, and body horror, Slanted proves that identity is never only skin-deep.”
Directed by Amy Wang (“The Brothers Sun”), Slanted stars Shirley Chen (Dìdi), Mckenna Grace (Five Nights at Freddy’s 2), Vivian Wu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (“Never Have I Ever”), Amelie Zilber (“Grown-ish”), and Fang Du.
“Slanted offers a searing and unapologetically satirical view of race and what it is to be white,” said Wang. “At the heart of this movie is a Chinese girl who just wants to feel accepted as an American.
“This is a deeply personal film that digs into your insecurities and exposes the twisted realities of a fractured identity. I have made this movie in the hopes that by exposing my wounds as a Chinese Australian woman, I can help others heal their own self-doubt.”
