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‘National Anthem’ Director Luke Gilford Calls Mainstream Rodeo Shows a ‘Drag Performance’: ‘There’s Rhinestones and Hairspray and Nail Polish and Tight Denim’
'National Anthem' director Luke Gilford talks about using real queer rodeo performers in his directorial debut.
It’s that work that inspired the Colorado native’s feature directorial debut, also called “National Anthem.” The movie, which Gilford co-wrote with Kevin Best and David Largman Murray, stars Charlie Plummer (“Wildflower,” TV’s “The First Lady”) as Dylan, a young man who goes to work on a ranch that is home to a group of queer rodeo performers. An unexpected romance blooms between him and a trans woman, played by Eve Lindley (“Bros,” “After Yang”), as Dylan becomes more attached his new chosen family. Gilford has been asked many times why, with his photographer background and the book’s success, didn’t he pursue a documentary about the queer rodeo.
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