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For a number of reasons, Lovell wanted to move on from sex work.
I couldnt go on another 10 years of this [sex work], she says.
I was actively trying to make the changes and gain employment as a trans woman.
‘The Stroll’HBO
[Producer] Matt [Wolf] introduced us and I think we instantly clicked, says Lovell.
I knew Zackary had an affinity for trans history, and they were trans themselves.
So any New Yorker pretty much has a story about encounters with trans women in the Meatpacking District.
Filmmaker Kristen LovellHBO
Tons of stuff we looked at didnt make it into the documentary.
Social media played a huge part in tracking them down.
I reconnected with Cashmere [featured inThe Stroll] almost 10 years ago, says Lovell.
To bring Cashmere back to that area [Meatpacking District] after 20-something years was powerful.
But we followed each other on our journeys because of that shared experience.
Some people were deeply traumatized by the events that took place on the stroll.
It took a lot of courage of the women in the film to actually stand up and say anything.
So, in itself standing up to tell this story now even, is an act of revolution.
I think its totally misguided.
Everything that theyre doing is unconstitutional… And I knew that this would become an issue eventually.
Drucker affirms Lovells thoughts and further adds, Kristens absolutely correct.
Many of these things that theyre proposing will not stand the test of time.
Fascism and totalitarianism is always a threat.
And nobody can take that away from us.
It has just been so surreal and amazing, says Lovell.
The support that HBO has poured into this film has just been undeniable.
I will never, ever forget any of this.
And hopefully Ill be able to go on and do some more good work.
