'I Saw the TV Glow': Jane Schoenbrun on Why Trans Stories Don't Need to Explain Themselves and How Directing Is Just an 'Angry Sex Between Art and Commerce' »

"Identifier direct A Agent Black-smith origin history," Jane Schönbrun , Previously known as Twitter, on THE Morning of April 3. THE shout has THE AI antagonist of "THE Matrix" was job In THE hours After Warner Brothers. announcement A fifth movie In THE Science fiction franchise, with writer-director Drew Godard socket THE reins Since series creators Lana And Lily Wachowski, WHO both came out as trans After THE release of THE original trilogy.

"I was always kind of as, 'Oh, they would be probably to leave Me TO DO A "Matrix" movie, if I request.' Because trans," jokes Schönbrun, WHO identifies as non-binary And uses they/them pronouns. THE director guard A casual Your, but their interest In Agent Black-smith East enthusiastic And thought about it.

"'THE Matrix' East very In conversation with trans themes that My work East Also interested In: This feeling of unreality that can be A powerful metaphor For be trans In THE world Or to understand out that You are trans," they continue. "Agent Black-smith East A boring dude In A suit WHO realizes that he is THE system, And that each other person In he East someone that he can subsume And become. And he is frustrated by This. Earn that kind of sentience could be A interesting history has explore. »

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How A chooses has act In THE established hierarchy of power has has been on Schönbrun spirit lately. THE director has spent THE year on THE promotional circuit For their new horror functionality "I Saw THE TV Shine," beginning with A beginning has Sun Dance. NOW In theaters In The bone Angeles And New York with A expansion In THE future weeks, THE A24 release follows A teenager appointed Owen (Justice Black-smith) reconcile A booming trans identify, further shakes by A fascination with A girl A little notes up (Brigette Lundy-Paine) And her television addiction: "THE Pink Opaque," A very "Buffy THE Vampire In the Slayer way fantasy series about telepathic teenager girls to fight monsters of the week.

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"I work Really hard has TO DO This movie weird, as A provocation," Schönbrun said. "I am structuring My life In A path Or I can keep My values And My glance out of A system. I describe he Sometimes as angry sex between art And trade. »

“Fucking hate” their lead actor Black-smith adds, laughing. "I love he. You And capitalism are fucking hate. »

"HAS be trans East not just A thing I was born with, but A policy ideology And A decision has exist In A certain path It is non-normative And difficult THE hegemonic constructions of power," Schönbrun keep on going. "I to want has stay A person WHO I as. Also a lot power And Also a lot collaboration with A system of power, I to start has get hives. »

Socket their First of all not In studio realization, "TV Shine" represented A major elevation In budget And scope Since Schönbrun First of all narrative functionality, THE webcam-centric the Internet horror movie "Were All On the way has THE World Fair." But "TV Shine" East barely any of them less staff...