{"id":33857,"date":"2026-03-22T00:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33857"},"modified":"2026-03-22T00:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:27:07","slug":"slanted-exclusive-interview-with-writer-director-amy-wang-on-the-sxsw-winning-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33857","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Slanted&#8221; : Exclusive video Interview with Writer\/Director Amy Wang on the SXSW Winning Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cinemadailyus\"><strong>Check out more of Our YouTube Channel\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33858\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slanted-poster-671x1024.png\" alt=\"Slanted \" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slanted-poster-671x1024.png 671w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slanted-poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slanted-poster-696x1062.png 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slanted-poster.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Slanted<\/strong> : As a senior in high school, Joan Huang idolizes winning Prom Queen as the embodiment of popularity, beauty and the ultimate form of acceptance into American life. In her relentless pursuit for the crown, she undergoes an experimental racial transformation to become White and win Prom Queen. However, what she thought was a dream come true soon reveals itself to be an emotional and physical nightmare. &#8220;Slanted&#8221; offers a searing and unapologetically satirical view on race and the uncomfortable journey of learning to love yourself and your culture.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Amy Wang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer<\/strong> : Mark Ankner, Adel Nur, Trevor Wall, Amy Wang, Cameron Boling, Adel Future Nur<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screenwriter<\/strong> : Amy Wang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributor<\/strong> : Bleecker Street Media<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Co<\/strong> : Mountain Top Pictures<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating<\/strong> : R (Some Sexual Material|Bloody Images|Language|Brief Violent Content|Teen Drug Use)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre<\/strong> : Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Mar 13, 2026, Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FRYAuKuzmn0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slanted | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRYAuKuzmn0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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