Pillion Director Harry Lighton on Portraying Realistic Sex and Rethinking Queer Narratives
The Film Stage [Unofficial]
February 6, 2026
Harry Lighton’s Pillion was one of the highlights of last year’s Un Certain Regard at Cannes, garnering wide acclaim and a fair amount of titters for its frank sex scenes. Lighton’s feature debut, after the 2017 short Wren Boys, earned him the Best Screenplay award in the section. Adapted from the novel Box Hill by […]
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