Jane Schoenbrun ’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma came alive at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday night with a world premiere at Debussy Theatre to kick off the Un Certain Regard lineup.

And the Cannes crowd greeted Schoenbrun’s bloody effort with a warm reception and standing ovation that clocked in at just under six minutes after the credits rolled, as well as a four-minute speech from the filmmaker. At one point, Schoenbrun mimicked smoking a joint and hugged their stars. Later, they started clapping to gin up the standing ovation to go on for longer.

Schoenbrun then offered additional remarks at the end of the ovation — Einbinder said loudly, “What now?” — and thanked the entire team: “Thank you for bringing your open hearts.”

In a moment that prompted cheers and laughter from attendees before the screening, Schoenbrun began their onstage speech with: “There’s this song by Drake called, ‘Started from the Bottom.’ It goes, ‘Started from the bottom, now we’re here!” They added: “It’s…