Critical Reflection
In my short film, my group represented the lgbt community by portraying a lesbian couple instead of the usual straight couple. The goal was to shine light and normalize same-sex couples in film. While neither of us are part of the lgbt community, we hoped to shine light on this issue and continue to normalize same-sex couples in film. Neither Aja nor I can fully understand the struggles of same-sex representation in the media or film, we can sympathize and try our best to make a change. My group did our research on the complexities of lgbt relationships in order to feel prepared to represent one ourselves. When we decided on what the dynamic would be, between the two of us, Aja and I decided that our characters would behave in a stereotypical man/woman role. Instead, we decided to leave that out entirely, finding the best results in us being ourselves, no typical “who wears the pants” dynamic. In addition to that, the cast in the short film was very diverse. While I am European, my co
