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Interviews
Levan Akin on Making Films His Way, the Queer Art That Shaped Him, and His Touching New Drama Crossing
The And Then We Danced writer-director wanted to do a movie inspired by the older women he loved growing up. But first he had to do research on Istanbul’s bustling trans community and figure out how to get it financed.