In an introduction to the Today Show’s list of “25 Queer Romance Films To Celebrate Pride All Year Long,” acclaimed filmmaker Elegance Bratton ‘14GS shared “as a filmmaker my journey in telling LGBTQ stories is that telling these tales … will always be difficult but ultimately worth it,” he says. “Whether from the funding or distribution angle, we deal with an industry that consistently sidelines anything that is seen as niche.”
Bratton said that he sometimes feels like Sisyphus: constantly pushing for progress and almost making it to the mountaintop, only for everything to roll right back to square one. “Yet somehow I keep going,” he said. “When I make it to the other side and the work is out in the world, I am consistently moved by my audience’s attachment to my expression. The fans seek this work out and eventually it takes root and makes it possible for more LGBTQ stories.”
Read more from Bratton and check out the Today Show’s film recommendations.
