Adrian Chiarella on 'Leviticus': The Final Reveal, Cut Scenes, and Drawing from Personal Experience

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Writer-director Adrian Chiarella discusses his feature directorial debut 'Leviticus', a horror film that uses genre conventions to explore the experience of a queer teenager facing homophobia and conversion therapy. Partially based on his own experiences with institutionalized bigotry, Chiarella unpacks a gut-punch of a final reveal in the film and explains why he cut a key scene early on. The article explores the film's themes, the director's personal connection to the material, and the creative decisions behind the horror elements.

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