"Tilt" tells the story of a young girl named Joan Huang. Joan is an insecure Chinese-American teenager who struggles to fit into American society. Joan's only dream is to be elected Prom Queen and thus win the acceptance of her peers. To achieve this goal, Joan applies for an experimental trans-racial surgery to become a white teenage girl. The movie presents the consequences of Joan's radical decision and its effects on her. Viewers deeply feel the difficulties Joan experiences during this process, her internal conflicts, and societal pressures. The movie draws attention to race and identity issues in America, especially among young people.
The film was shot in America with the aim of showing how young people cope with these issues and the effects of such challenges on them.
