'Leviticus' Costume Designer Zohie Castellano on Hiding Monsters in Plain Sight in Queer Australian Horror
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Sarah Shachat
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An interview with costume designer Zohie Castellano about her work on the Australian queer horror film 'Leviticus'. Castellano discusses how she used costume design to hide monsters in plain sight, the symbolism of clothing in the film's exploration of religious conversion therapy and queer desire, and how horror as a genre allows audiences to confront the real-world monstrous forces that make the world unsafe for queer people.
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IndieWire'Leviticus' Costume Designer Zohie Castellano on Hiding Monsters in Plain Sight in Queer Australian Horrorindiewire.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledCostume designer Zohie Castellano is into supernatural experiences.
Castellano sees horror as the genre space wherein we can actually come face to face with the monstrous forces making the world so unsafe for queer people, and come out the other side.
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