Slanted directed by Amy Wang will open the Asian American International Film Festival which will take place from July 31 to August 10, 2025 in New York, USA.

Slanted by Amy Wang – USA | 2025 – 104 minutes | New York City Premiere

SLANTED follows Joan Huang, a Chinese-American teen in the 2010s South, as she battles racism and cultural clashes. As an 8-year-old, she’s bullied for her differences. At 17, obsessed with popularity, she pursues Prom Queen and undergoes extreme changes, including dyeing her hair and considering racial modification surgery, to achieve a “white” ideal. Her quest alienates her from family and friends, satirizing assimilation and white worship while focusing on her tragicomic struggle for self-worth. (AAIFF 2025)

About the director:
Amy Wang is an award-winning Chinese Australian filmmaker who is based in Los Angeles. She has written for From Scratch and The Brothers Sun on Netflix. Her short film, UNNATURAL, won the Gold Young Director Award at Cannes Lions and premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. SLANTED is her feature film debut.

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