Slanted is blunt, but it could be more biting. The film struggles in a similar manner to many contemporary satires that want to send up and sentimentalize. Slanted starts in 2015 with a young Joan ...

Her script for “Slanted” is very funny at times, but ultimately too safe as it ironically considers the question of whether being white is better — or easier, at least. After learning that ...

Being bullied at school doesn’t help either, as kids are quick to pull at their eyes to mimic Joan’s “slanted” lids or to sniff at the lovingly homemade dishes she brings for lunch.

“Slanted” is premiering at this year’s SXSW. Wang has directed episodes of Starz’s “Blindspotting” and Facebook’s “The Birch,” after winning a Cannes Lion award for her short ...

Amy Wang‘s Slanted, which the jury called an “unflinching satirical thriller” about identity, won the Narrative Feature competition. Special Jury awards went to director/writer/actress ...

Amy Wang’s “Slanted” won the narrative feature competition, rewarding the tonal and thematic audacity of a high school comedy with boundary-pushing “The Substance” vibes. Wang ...

“Get Out” meets high school in a reverse twist where a young Asian teen is willing to die to become white. Body horror film “Slanted,” written and directed by Amy Wang, stars “Dìdi” breakout Shirley ...

A 28-year-old man died at a hospital after a deputy used a Taser to subdue him during a struggle at a Victorville gas station on Monday, authorities said. The encounter took place about 12:40 a.m ...

SXSW announced the winners of its film and television jury and special awards on Wednesday night, with Amy Wang’s Slanted earning Narrative Feature Competition honours and Shuffle by Benjamin ...

The audit highlighted concerns about taser use, with four cases exceeding the threshold for use, but acknowledged LCPD's efforts to improve taser policy and training. OIR Group, the auditor ...

During the struggle, Dennis gained control of a taser and allegedly used it on the officers before being shot by the trooper. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues to investigate the ...

Shirley Chen, McKenna Grace, Fang Du, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Amy Wang and Amelie Zilber came by the L.A. Times studio at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival to talk about their film, “Slanted.” ...