Top Stories· August 18, 2026 at 03:36 p.m.
Director Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma blends horror, humor, and personal nostalgia
Key takeaways
- The movie uses matte paintings to create dreamy landscapes
- It follows a director creating a reboot of a politically incorrect sleepaway camp franchise
- The production designers revived an old pre-CGI technique called matte painting
Jane Schoenbrun's latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is a unique blend of shock, emotion, provocation, and humor that caters to slasher movie enthusiasts. The movie follows Kris (Hannah Einbinder), a queer film director tasked with creating a reboot of a politically incorrect sleepaway camp franchise. To create the visuals, production designers Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Matt Hyland revived an old pre-CGI technique called matte painting, using cool and warm contrasts to create ethereal backdrops that immerse viewers in Kris' psyche. The film is personal for Schoenbrun, who grew up watching slasher movies and wanted to tap into the intense emotions of developing an obsession with entertainment properties not intended for children.
