As SXSW 2026 picks up steam, Bleecker Street opens body horror satire prize-winner from last year’s fest, Slanted from writer-director Amy Wang, on 588 screens. Shirley Chen (Dìdi) stars as Joan Huang, a high school outsider who idolizes in girls and dreams of being a prom queen with the help Ethnos, a mysterious cosmetic surgery clinic that turns people of color white. Won the Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Competition at SXSW last year. With Mckenna Grace (Regretting You) and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Film featured at Deadline SXSW Studio.
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Family dramedy Scent of Pho from 3388 Films brings a global culinary phenomenon — phở — to the big screen in 10 countries including the U.S. and Canada. The directorial debut of Minh Beta stars social media star
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