The History of Sound director on importance of queer romance in films not being weighed down by shame

The History of Sound director on the importance of queer films not being weighed down by shame Source: The Independent

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00:00Tell me a little bit about how important it is to have queer representation in romance films from all periods.

00:07I think it's even a more complicated question about queer romance not being weighed down by the shame of it

00:15or by the idea that it's illicit and doesn't have a place and that the characters in a film are going to spend the whole movie

00:22just worrying about being found out or being separated by society.

00:26I think that's literally the opposite of History of Sound.

00:28History of Sound is about what if you just don't know that's the love of your life?

00:32Exactly.

00:33Not because you can't be with them but just because you're like, oh, I'll meet some other dudes.