Clean Slate
2026 · 10m · USA
Directed by Emily May Jampel
Genres: comedy, dark comedy, LGBTQ+
Tones: darkly comic, humorous, provocative
Two non-binary Asian-American best friends, both NYC actors, audition for the same role on an "Untitled LGBTQIA+ GEN Z Series." A casting-agency mix-up turns the friendship into a quiet bloodsport.
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The scouts
A film willing to bite the hand that diversity-hired it. That's the kind of intramural honesty most identity comedies are too well-mannered to attempt.
Identity-checkbox casting becomes the antagonist of the friendship — Jampel's industry satire bites in the right places, Search Party rot meets The Studio inside-baseball. Sharp and worth my time.
Two non-binary Asian-American best friends auditioning for the same role on an 'Untitled LGBTQIA+ GEN Z Series' — turning the industry's good intentions into the plot's antagonist is a sharp move. Lives on whether the friendship gets to be more than satire.
Reviews
Sharp commentary filled with distinct personality