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The book intentionally focused on the victims instead of the killer.
And so I passed on it.
From there, Caronna and Gertler got to work.
The two have long histories with the queer-documentary genre.
And I think some of that comes from lived experience.
Specifically focusing on the activists gave the project focus.
Im not saying its necessarily an intentional omission.
But I think it takes a little bit of sensitivity to know where to look and what to ask.
And why a series versus a film?
Its just a big story, Caronna explained.
It was the most complicated storytelling I could ever imagine doing.
The HBO series will premiere on Max on July 9.
