Billy Porter tau xaiv qhov Trans Screenwriter's Movie rau Nws Cov Thawj Coj Ua Ntej

Outfest ncaws tawm nws 40th hnub tseem ceeb zaj duab xis Success Hnub Thursday hauv Los Angeles los ntawm kev nthuav qhia Grammy-, Emmy- thiab Tony Award-winning actor, ua yeeb yam thiab ua haujlwm Billy Porter nrog nws 2022 Achievement Award, thiab tom qab ntawd tuav lub premiere ntawm nws thawj thawj zaj duab xis.

As Kemberlie Spivey tshaj tawm hauv Forbes thaum lub Kaum Ib Hlis 2020, thawj lub npe yog Yuav ua li cas Yog hais tias? Tam sim no, nws yog Txhua yam ua tau, Ib tug transgender los ntawm lub hnub nyoog ua yeeb yam, starring ib tug trans actress, Eva Reign. Ntawm no yog saib ntawm qhov trailer rau zaj duab xis, uas debuts ntawm Amazon Prime thaum Lub Xya Hli 22:

Reign thiab Porter tab tom ua tag nrho cov xov xwm, tab sis lub hnub qub uas tsis muaj suab npe ntawm qhov project no rau MGM's Orion Duab yog Mexican-yug tawm trans screenwriter Ximena Garcia Lecuona. Nws tab tom taug kev cov ntaub pua plag liab ntawm qhov premiere ntawm Orpheum Theatre hauv plawv nroog LA

Ua ntej lawv hmo loj, tus kws sau ntawv thiab Porter teb kuv cov lus nug rau Forbes:

Kaj ntug Ennis: Koj xav li cas txog kev nthuav tawm koj cov yeeb yaj kiab ntawm Outfest thiab qhov ntawd txhais li cas rau LGBTQIA cov zej zog thiab kev sawv cev thiab kev pom tag nrho?

Billy Porter: Nws zoo li los tsev. Ib qho ntawm thawj cov yeeb yaj kiab uas kuv tau ua yeeb yam yog Greg Berlanti The Broken Hearts Club tag nrho txoj kev rov qab rau xyoo 2000. Tsis tau rov qab txij li thaum. Kuv zoo siab heev. Kev sawv cev tseem ceeb, thiab kuv zoo siab heev uas tau ua neej nyob ntev txaus kom pom hnub uas kuv, ib tug txiv neej dub queer, tau mus ua neej nyob rau qhov tseeb ntawm kuv qhov tseeb thiab vam meej.

Ennis: Lub hom phiaj zoo li Outfest pab txhawb koj lub zeem muag li cas?

Tus neeg nqa khoom: Outfest yeej ib txwm ua lub neej rau cov ntawm peb queer pej xeem uas tsis muaj chaw mus. Kom muaj queer zaj yeeb yaj kiab uas muaj hnub nyoog 40 xyoo yog qhov ua pov thawj rau kev ua phem ntawm peb cov zej zog. Tsim nws-thiab lawv yuav tuaj.

Ennis: Nws txhais li cas rau koj kom hwm thiab lees paub los ntawm Outfest?

Tus neeg nqa khoom: Kuv tsis tau muaj peev xwm zom tau qhov loj ntawm lub sijhawm no. Kuv tabtom ua haujlwm ntawm qhov ntawd. Tab sis kuv yuav hais qhov no—nws tau dhau 20 xyoo dhau los thaum kuv txiav txim siab xaiv kuv tus kheej thiab cia siab tias yuav hloov txoj hauv kev ntawm kuv lub neej. Kuv ua li ntawd. Thiab kuv txo hwj chim thiab geeked uas Outfest pom kuv.

Ennis: Koj cov lus teb li cas thaum koj kawm zaj dab neeg uas koj tau sau thaum kawg yuav raug muab ua yeeb yaj kiab?

Ximena García Lecuona: Kuv xav tias zoo li thawj cov tshuaj tiv thaiv tsis zoo siab. Nws zoo li kev ntxhov siab. Kuv zoo li, 'Auj, tsis yog. Aw, shit! Zoo li, dab tsi? Kuv tau ua dab tsi?' Vim kuv yeej sau zaj yeeb yaj kiab tsis xav txog qhov tshwm sim, koj puas paub? Nws tsuas yog sau ntawv lom zem xwb. Kuv xav ua ib tug kws sau ntawv. Kuv yuav tsum muaj qee qhov qauv. Thiab tom qab ntawd thaum nws pib tshwm sim, nws zoo li, 'Auj, tsis yog. Cov neeg mus saib qhov kuv sau? Tau paub kuv ntawm qhov loj heev?' Qhov kev nthuav tawm ntawd yog qhov txaus ntshai heev rau kuv. Tab sis qhov ntawd tau ploj mus, thaum kawg. Thaum kawg, nws cia li ploj mus rau hauv kev zoo siab thiab xav tias kuv tab tom qhia ib zaj dab neeg tseem ceeb.

Ennis: Thiab tom qab ntawd kom muaj Billy Porter, ntawm txhua tus neeg, xaiv qhov no raws li nws qhov kev qhia thawj zaug.

García Lecuona: Yog, qhov ntawd zoo heev. Kuv xav tias kuv zoo siab heev thaum lawv hais rau kuv tias, vim kuv tsuas yog xav ntsib Billy Porter.

Ennis: Tau ntsib nws thiab xam phaj nws, kuv tuaj yeem qhia koj tias nws yog kev kho mob. Yog lawm. Kuv hnov ​​​​los ntawm Outfest tus thawj coj thawj coj Damien Navarro tias nws tau suav nrog ntau ntawm cov teeb thiab.

García Lecuona: Yog, nws tau zoo heev ntawm kev teeb tsa. Nws zoo siab heev, lom zem heev, nrog rau cov tub ntxhais hluas ntawm cov cam khwb cia. Nws yog ib tug tim tswv.

Ennis: Kuv xav tias ib yam uas kuv txhawj txog, raws li tus kws sau ntawv xav tau, yog kuv sau nws thiab tom qab ntawd qee tus neeg hloov nws thiab nws tsis paub txog qhov kuv muaj raws li lub zeem muag. Puas muaj qhov ntawd tshwm sim rau koj hauv txhua txoj kev?

García Lecuona: Tej yam yeej hloov, tab sis kuv nyiam nws. Zoo li hauv Txhua yam ua tau, Billy tuaj rau hauv, thiab tsis ntau ntawm cov ntawv hloov, zoo li tsab ntawv nws tus kheej, tab sis Billy yog intuitive heev, tam sim no. Qhov yeeb yam xav tau yog qhov hloov pauv ntawm qhov chaw thiab kuv nyiam txhua qhov kev hloov pauv uas kuv pom. Kuv zoo li, 'Auj, tsis yog, qhov tseeb, zoo li, Kuv tau saib dhau qhov ntawd hauv tsab ntawv, lossis nws tsuas yog mus rau qhov chaw xav tsis thoob uas kuv nyiam. Kuv xav tias movie tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm muaj ntau lub suab. Ntawm qee lub ntsiab lus, kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsis nco qab txog kev xa khoom thiab kev xyiv fab koom nrog hauv tsab ntawv thiab mus rau qhov chaw loj. Billy tuaj rau hauv thiab hais tias, 'Tsis yog, peb muaj peev xwm muaj qhov ntawd, tab sis kuj ua kom lom zem, thiab kom lawv seev cev ntawm no.' Kuv nyiam nws li cas nws evolved thiab hloov.

Tshawb kom paub ntxiv txog Outfest thiab nws ntau yam xwm txheej los ntawm txhaj ntawm no.