Hayley Kiyoko on Adapting 'Girls Like Girls' Into a Feature Film and Shifting Focus From Music
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Summary
Hayley Kiyoko, known as 'Lesbian Jesus' to her fans, discusses the journey of adapting her 2015 cult-classic song 'Girls Like Girls' into a feature film. After the success of her debut album Expectations and a subsequent hiatus (including a cancelled tour in 2020), Kiyoko is now pivoting from music to filmmaking. The article covers her creative process, the challenges of bringing queer representation to the big screen, and her decision to put music on the back burner to focus on this film project.
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Rolling StoneHayley Kiyoko on Adapting 'Girls Like Girls' Into a Feature Film and Shifting Focus From Musicrollingstone.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledI wanted to create the world that I didn't get to see growing up.
It took years of fighting for this story to be told the right way.
Putting music on the back burner was terrifying, but this story needed to be told.
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