Lana Wachowski: 'I made Cloud Atlas in order to challenge transphobia'
by Joseph Patrick McCormick
29 October 2012, 2:14am
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/10/29/lana-wachowski-i-made-cloud-atlas-in-order-to-challenge-transphobia/The co-creator of new film, Cloud Atlas, Lana Wachowski, has said that she hopes that the film can challenge the attitudes of transphobic people.
Lana Wachowski, who came out as transgender this year, said that one character in the film, a waitress who plans a revolution, reflected her own struggle with being transgender. In an interview with The Wrap, she said:
"Like Sonmi, there are people who will spit on me, want to lynch me, want to crucify me," she said.
She continued that she hoped by being more vocal about her struggles, she could help contribute to changing attitudes. She continued:
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Transgendered Lana Wachowski: I Made 'Cloud Atlas' to Change Those Who Want to Lynch Me
Published: October 25, 2012 @ 2:55 pm
By Sharon Waxman
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/transgendered-lana-wachowski-i-made-cloud-atlas-change-those-who-want-lynch-me-62221Lana Wachowski, the co-creator of "Cloud Atlas," said she made the gender-bending, multi-character film to change the attitudes of bigoted people "who want to lynch me, want to crucify me."
In a wide-ranging interview with TheWrap, Wachowski, sporting neon pink dreadlocks, showed a newfound willingness to talk publicly about being transgendered, a process she has undergone in the past decade to become a woman.
Wachowski said that at least one of the characters in "Cloud Atlas," a waitress of the future who foments revolution, mirrored her own experience.
