Bleecker Street & Fox Pick-Up SXSW Winner ‘Slanted’

EXCLUSIVE: Bleecker Street is teaming with Fox Entertainment Studios on the U.S. release of Amy Wang’s directorial debut Slanted, which premiered at SXSW and won the Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Competition. A 2026 theatrical release is currently being planned.

The satire, sci-fi, and body horror movie follows a Chinese-American teenager (Shirley Chen), who, feeling insecure about her race, takes a drastic step that causes a chain reaction throughout her own and her family’s lives.

Slanted is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios’ Tideline and Mountain Top Pictures with producers including Mark Ankner for Mountain Top, Trevor Wall, Adel “Future” Nur and Wang. EPs include Fox Entertainment Studios’ Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew. The film also stars McKenna Grace, Vivian Wu, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Amelie Zilber, Fang Du, Elaine Hendrix, and R. Keith Harris.

“There is no film even a little bit like Slanted,” said Bleecker Street CEO Kent Sanderson in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be partnered with our friends at Fox and Mountain Top on this film that is not only wildly entertaining, but will also be a real conversation starter.”

“We are excited to partner with Bleecker Street who has a history of backing some of the boldest voices in our business,” said Hannah Pillemer, Head of Scripted Entertainment, Fox Entertainment Studios. “The team shares our passion for stories that connect deeply with audiences and we could not imagine a more perfect partner to bring Amy’s singular vision to screens everywhere.”

The deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy.

Upcoming for Bleecker Street is the highly anticipated sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues on Sept. 12 which brings back together filmmaker Rob Reiner and stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. Also Bleecker has thehorror-thriller Bone Lake on October 3rd; Max Walker-Silverman’s Sundance favorite Rebuilding starring Josh O’Connor, Lily Latorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, and Amy Madigan, and Fackham Hall on Nov. 14, a biting spoof of British period dramas starring Damian Lewis, Thomasin McKenzie, and Katherine Waterston, on Dec. 5.