Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Launches “Camp is in Session” North American Tour—Jane Schoenbrun’s Cannes Opener Hits Theaters August 7
Here’s the next film from one of horror’s most distinctive voices: MUBI has announced the “Camp is in Session” North American tour for Jane Schoenbrun’s highly anticipated new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, opening in US theaters August 7, 2026. Following rapturous response to the world premiere as the Opening Film in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Schoenbrun and star Hannah Einbinder will embark on a multi-city screening tour featuring Q&As in New York, Provincetown, San Francisco, Montreal, Portland, and Medfield, Massachusetts. The film stars Emmy-winning actress Einbinder (Hacks) alongside Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, Sex Education, Scoop) in a meta-horror exploration of a slasher franchise resurrection that falls into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
The Premise
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma operates on multiple levels of horror filmmaking mythology.
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
The meta-framework, a film about making a film within a fictional franchise, allows Schoenbrun to explore both slasher conventions and the relationship between creators and the properties that define them. The reclusive original star suggests whatever happened at Camp Miasma, fictional or otherwise, left marks that isolation couldn’t heal.
The Schoenbrun Trajectory
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma marks Schoenbrun’s fourth feature, continuing their exploration of horror as vehicle for identity and transformation.
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) earned widespread acclaim for its examination of media consumption, dysphoria, and the horror of unfulfilled identity. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) explored online community and performance through creepypasta-adjacent territory. A Self-Induced Hallucination (2018) established the documentary-inflected approach that informs their fiction work.
The Cannes selection as Opening Film in Un Certain Regard confirms the international prestige Schoenbrun has achieved, their particular sensibility finding audience well beyond genre boundaries.
The Cast
The ensemble brings prestige television credibility to Schoenbrun’s horror vision.
Hannah Einbinder, Emmy winner for Hacks, takes a leading role that presumably contrasts sharply with her comedy work. Her involvement in the promotional tour alongside Schoenbrun signals significant creative investment.
Gillian Anderson brings genre credibility spanning The X-Files through recent prestige work in Sex Education and Scoop. As the reclusive original star shrouded in mystery, she presumably embodies whatever dark history the Camp Miasma franchise carries.
Supporting cast includes Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Kevin McDonald, Quintessa Swindell, and Jack Haven.
The Production
Schoenbrun wrote and directed, maintaining the creative control that has defined their work.
Producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B bring the prestige production infrastructure that Brad Pitt’s company has provided for ambitious projects. The Plan B involvement signals the resources and distribution support that independent horror often lacks.
MUBI handles global distribution, their commitment to distinctive auteur cinema aligning with Schoenbrun’s particular approach to genre.
The “Camp is in Session” Tour
The promotional tour brings Schoenbrun and Einbinder to audiences before wide release.
Monday, June 1: NewFest Pride, New York, NY
Thursday, June 11: Provincetown Film Festival, Provincetown, MA
Saturday, June 27: Frameline50, the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
Friday, July 17: Fantasia Fest, Montreal, QC, Canada
Saturday, July 18: Coolidge Corner Theatre at Camp Rocky Woods, Medfield, MA
Saturday, July 25: Pam Cut Tomorrow Theater, Portland, OR
The festival selections at NewFest Pride, Provincetown, and Frameline50 position the film within LGBTQ+ film culture, continuing the queer sensibility that has defined Schoenbrun’s work. Fantasia Fest provides genre festival premiere for Canadian audiences.
Full information available at campisinsession.com.
The Cannes Response
The world premiere as Opening Film in Un Certain Regard at Cannes generated rapturous response.
The Un Certain Regard section showcases distinctive artistic visions, Schoenbrun’s selection confirming their status as filmmaker whose genre work commands international festival attention. Opening that section represents particular honor, the programming choice positioning Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma as the section’s flagship presentation.
Who Should Attend the Tour
If Schoenbrun’s previous work resonated: The filmmaker’s Q&A presence provides direct engagement with the creative vision.
If Hacks made you want to see Einbinder in different territory: Her horror turn presumably demonstrates range her comedy work hasn’t shown.
If slasher meta-commentary appeals: The franchise-resurrection framework allows examination of horror conventions alongside their deployment.
If LGBTQ+ film festivals are your space: The tour’s heavy festival presence creates community viewing context.
If you want to see it before wide release: The June and July dates precede the August 7 theatrical opening.
August 7 Opens Camp
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma opens in US theaters August 7, 2026. The “Camp is in Session” tour runs June through July across six cities.
Jane Schoenbrun’s fourth feature. Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. A slasher franchise resurrected. A reclusive star shrouded in mystery. Blood-soaked desire, fear, and delirium.
Cannes Opening Film in Un Certain Regard. Plan B production. MUBI distribution.
Camp is in session. June begins the tour. August brings the terror.
