A Trans Woman Reviews Sleepaway Camp…
Robert Hiltzik's Sleepaway Camp is a heavily debated and polarizing slasher film where the killer is revealed as a young transgender girl (depending on who you ask!). Depending on your perspective, the film is either very queer or very transphobic and in this video I wanted to explore both sides of that conversation.
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00:00 Introduction
01:38 Plot Summary
05:03 The first time I saw Sleepaway Camp
06:25 Watching w/ the knowledge of Angela being the murderer
07:00 The gender themes of Sleepaway Camp
09:55 Is Angela trans??
10:15 Homoerotic/Homophobic themes
11:47 How was it received in the 80s?
13:24 How the film resonates and alienates trans fans
18:20 When the murderer is transgender, a trope
19:36 Conclusion