They Call Us Slanted

Jeff and Phil welcome writer/director Amy Wang and actress Shirley Chen to talk about their new film Slanted , a horror/comedy described as " Mean Girls meets The Substance ." They discuss blending body horror and black comedy to tell an Asian American story about race, shame, and belonging; why the American high school prom is a useful and universal -- they love this movie in Germany! -- cinematic narrative device to interrogate some big ideas; how to find the "whitest" stock footage for your fake karaoke video; and why McKenna Grace speaks Chinese so well in the movie. Also: The Good, The Bad, and The WTF of making Slanted . This episode is sponsored by Chinese Republicans , a new play from Roundabout Theatre Company.

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They Call Us Slanted is an episode from They Call Us Bruce by Jeff Yang & Phil Yu.

This episode is 42:06 long.

This episode was published on Mar 13, 2026.

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