'Leviticus' Director Adrian Chiarella on Queer Horror Film Inspired by LGBTQIA+ Rights Regression in Australia
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William Earl
Summary
A queer horror film titled 'Leviticus' written and directed by Adrian Chiarella follows two teen boys in Australia who fall in love, undergo religious conversion therapy, and are then pursued by demonic forces resembling each other. Chiarella explains the film was inspired by his anxiety over what he perceives as a regression of LGBTQIA+ rights in Australia over the last 5-10 years. The film blends romance with horror to explore themes of queer identity, religious trauma, and societal backlash against LGBTQ+ progress.
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Variety'Leviticus' Director Adrian Chiarella on Queer Horror Film Inspired by LGBTQIA+ Rights Regression in Australiavariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledI'd noticed there was this shift in the air in the last five or 10 years, at least in Australia, of a regression of a lot of the rights LGBTQIA+ people had fought so hard for.
The film that opens in theaters Friday... two teen boys in Australia fall in love, but after a dark, religious conversion therapy, they're pursued by demonic forces that look like the thing they desire the most: each other.
Leviticus was born from a place of anxiety.
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