Queer Cinema's Pivotal Moment A Wave of Representation #podcast #queerfilm #gaypride #bookpodcast

Añadido: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]Paul, welcome to the program. Oh, thank you so much. Thank you for having me.

[00:00:04]Absolutely. This is This is a real thrill. Now, before I go any further though, I have to ask you about Jeffrey because like I said, I I remember this movie so vividly and when I looked it up online, you know, the Google's sort of says, you know, if you like this, you'll like these other films and it was grouping a bunch of films that came out around the same time and it was grouped with the film Trick by Jim Fall who wrote and directed that who is a who is a pal of mine who I think is is that that's a real classic.

[00:00:34]Love, Valor, Compassion was on that list. Longtime Companion, It's My Party, Big Eden. Like there was this wave of of queer film and it was I think it was a very in a tight timeline a very really important moment. Did it feel in the moment when those when you were making your film, did it feel like that there was there was this real wave coming like there was a pivotal change in the culture and for for gay representation on screen?