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March 13, 2026

‘Wouldn’t life be easier if I were white?’: inside a provocative race-swap body horror

In director Amy Wang’s debut movie Slanted, a mysterious procedure allows people of colour to become white, speaking to her own difficult feelings as a teen

‘Wouldn’t life be easier if I were white?’: inside a provocative race-swap body horror

TL;DR

  • Amy Wang's debut film, 'Slanted,' is a dark satire about a procedure that turns people of color white.
  • The film explores themes of racism, the immigrant experience, and body image, inspired by Wang's personal feelings of insecurity.
  • It blends genres like dark satire, body horror, and coming-of-age drama, with its unsubtlety serving to highlight societal power dynamics.
  • The story centers on a high schooler who undergoes the procedure, exploring the costs of perceived transformation and assimilation.
  • 'Slanted' is described as the necessary flip side to the triumph of representation, focusing on the cost of its absence.
  • The film won the 2025 narrative feature grand jury prize at SXSW.

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