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‘It’s the year of gay Brazilian cruising!’ The makers of Night Stage on public sex and their ‘deranged erotic thriller’
Writer-directors Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher talk about the ‘assimilation myth’, why Wim Wenders is wrong and how they’re developing queer western and horror movies
TL;DR
- The film 'Night Stage' explores themes of queer identity, performance, and the 'assimilation myth' through a story set in a gay cruising ground.
- Directors Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher were inspired by Italo Calvino's approach to addressing heavy topics with lightness.
- The film subverts traditional gaze dynamics by making characters aware of being watched, reflecting on their disposability.
- Reolon and Matzembacher are developing future projects in the horror and western genres, aiming to expand queer representation in genre cinema.
- The directors express disappointment with Wim Wenders' comments on filmmakers staying out of politics, emphasizing the importance of political engagement.
- They discuss the influence of Porto Alegre's changing political climate on their work, describing the city as a 'femme fatale' – seductive yet dangerous.