“I’ve spent Christmases with partners whose parents didn’t know….
I’ve been ‘the friend’ at the family function,” DuVall, 43, says.
“There’s a part of your life that changes once you do.”
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Stewart quickly felt the story’s importance.
“I grew up watching and loving conventional movies like this.
“There’s a lack of confusion and generalization Clea brings [as a queer woman].
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I want people to see that two girls in love is just so fun.”
“Once we got [to set], it felt like something just exploded.
I fell in love.”
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It’s a f—ing rom-com holiday movie.
It’ll work out.
And you want to see how it does.
It’s relieving, allowing yourself to breathe.
It’s a new feeling.”
Premiering a film with themes of togetherness amid a pandemic is also uncharted territory.
“It’s such a human story, and it’s humanity we’re all confronted with right now.
Seeing empathy and compassion modeled [on screen], I’ve been enjoying it.
We all need that kind of embrace.”
