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>>> WELCOME BACK. HBO HAS AN EDGY NEW TEENAGE
DRAMA OUT CALLED EUPHORIA.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY DRAKE.
IT IS BASED ON AN ISRAELI
SERIES OF THE SAME NAME AND
FOLLOWS A GROUP OF HIGH
SCHOOLERS AS THEY FACE AND
EMBRACE A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES
THAT YOUNG PEOPLE FACE TODAY.
TWO OF THE SHOWS BREAKOUT STARS
ARE HERE WITH ME NOW.
I'M SO EXCITED.
HUNTER SCHAFER AND BARBIE
FERREIRA.
FERREIRA.
FERREIRA. WELCOME TO YOU BOTH.
>> WAS THAT A DECENT
DESCRIPTION OF THE SHOW SO FAR?
>> TELL US A LITTLE MORE
BECAUSE THE SHOW GOES THERE.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> WE ARE NOT SHY.
>> IT IS A GRAPHIC DEPICTION
AND I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT
IS PART OF THAT BUT IT IS ALSO
PART OF WHAT YOU GET SUCH A
PUNCH FROM IT.
>> TELL ME WHAT YOU WOULD
DESCRIBE THE SHOW AS BEING.
>> I THINK IT'S JUST, IT
FOLLOWS A GROUP OF HIGH
SCHOOLERS NAVIGATING A SOCIAL
LIFE, DRUGS, SEX, ADDICTION,
FAMILY ISSUES.
FAMILY ISSUES. >> I WE NEED IS ROCK 'N ROLL.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> AND THEY GO THROUGH A LOT
>> AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT
THE TRAILER.
THE TRAILER. IT IS A SUPER INTERESTING SHOW
FROM A PRODUCTION VALUE TO THE.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH AND
HAS SUCH INTERESTING THINGS.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR
CHARACTERS AND HUNTER WILL
START WITH YOU.
>> JULES IS 17-YEAR-OLD NEW TO
TOWN AND SHE IS A JUNIOR IN
HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS SORT OF
COME TO TOWN WITH THE SORT OF
SEXUAL ROUTINE ALREADY BUILT UP
IN ORDER TO AFFIRM HER SELF AND
I THINK THAT GETS CHALLENGED AS
SOON AS SHE GETS TO TOWN AND
MEETS HER NEW FRIEND ROOF.
>> AND SO MUCH HAPPENS IN TERMS
OF THE INTERNAL LIFE OF JULES
BUT YOU SEE IT AND YOU PLAY IT
SO BEAUTIFULLY.
SO BEAUTIFULLY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT.
AND YOU ARE ALSO TERRIFIC AS
CAT.
CAT.
CAT. AND
CAT. AND THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT
YOUR CHARACTER IS SOMEBODY NOT
YOUR AGE.
YOUR AGE.
YOUR AGE. LIVING IN A DIFFERENT TIME ZONE
THAT YOU HAVE YOUR LIFE AS THE
CHARACTER AND YOU HAVE YOUR
ONLINE LIFE AS A CHARACTER AND
THAT WAS KIND OF THE MEAT THAT
WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
SEEING SPEED OF LIFE AND THE
MULTITUDES OF WHAT BELONGED IN
THOSE TWO LIVES.
TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER. >> CAT IS A JUNIOR IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND SHE EXPLORES THE
INTERNET.
INTERNET.
INTERNET. >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THAT
IS?
IS?
IS? >>
IS? >> SHE IS A FAN FICTION WRITER.
REALLY INTO FANDOM AND KEEPS
EVERYTHING, ALL OF HER
VULNERABILITIES ANONYMOUS ON
THE INTERNET WHICH I THINK A
LOT OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO.
PROJECT WHATEVER LIFE THEY WANT
AND THE INTERNET.
CAT GOES THROUGH AN EXPERIENCE
IN THE ONLINE PERSONA START
SHIFTING AND SODAS ARE REAL
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> AND ALL OF THIS IS
FASCINATING TO WATCH.
WE HAVE A CLEAR AND I WON'T
EVEN TRY TO EXPLAIN.
JUST ROLL IT PLEASE.
>> WATCH.
>> WATCH.
>> WATCH. >> EXCUSE ME SIR.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU?
>> CAN I HAVE A SMALL CUP OF
CHILI?
CHILI?
CHILI? >>
CHILI? >> YES SURE.
>>
SHE.
SHE. SORRY. >> IT IS OKAY.
IT WAS MY FAULT.
>> I WILL GET YOU ANOTHER CUP.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. IT IS TWO DOLLARS.
PROCEEDS GO TO THE FOOTBALL
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. >>
THANKS.
THANKS. >> THE CHARACTER WE ARE SEEING
THERE IS RUE PLAYED BUYS IN
DIET AND YOU HAVE THIS REALLY
INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. I'M
SHOW. I'M DYING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT.
NEXT.
NEXT. I
NEXT. I HAD TO STOP IT FOUR.
TO ME WHAT WAS VERY COOL ABOUT
YOUR CHARACTER AS A TRANCE
CHARACTER IS THAT IS NOT THE
CENTRAL PART OF WHO YOU ARE AND
YOU'RE NOT IN SERVICE OF THE
MAIN CHARACTER WHO IS TRYING TO
LEARN SOMETHING.
LEARN SOMETHING. YOU ARE JUST A PERSON IN THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. DO
SHOW. DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT IN TERMS
OF THAT BEING A BIT
GROUNDBREAKING?
GROUNDBREAKING? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
I NOTICED ABOUT THE SCRIPT THAT
YOU KNOW SHE HAS THE STORYLINE
THAT IS COMPLETELY OUTSIDE OF
HER IDENTITY AND OF COURSE, SHE
STILL STRUGGLES WITH ASPECTS OF
HER IDENTITY BUT FOR THE MOST
PART A LOT OF THAT IS RESOLVED
AND IT IS NOT THE CENTRAL PLOT
LINE FOR HER WHICH I THINK IS
REALLY EXCITING AS FAR AS LIGHT
REPRESENTING A MODERN TAIL FOR
A TRANS PERSON.
>> IT CHANGES THINGS I THINK
WHENEVER WE TAKE CATEGORIES OF
CHARACTERS USAGES SERVE THE
MAIN CHARACTER WHO IS OFTEN
VERY NORMATIVE AND THAT WERE
SEEING DISPLAYED IN A DIFFERENT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. AND
WAY. AND KAT HAS SOME OF THAT TOO.
WE GET SOME INSIGHT INTO THIS
DOUBLE LIFE THAT HAPPENS
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE LIVING
OUT A PERSON WHO IS NOT YOU
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN LEARN
FROM YOUR CHARACTER?
>> I THINK KAT , SHE REALLY
REPRESENTS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE
I FEEL LIKE I WENT THROUGH A
SIMILAR THING WHERE I FELT VERY
VISIBLE AND I WANTED TO BLEND
IN WITH THEIR THING BECAUSE
I'VE HAVE INSECURITIES AND YOU
WANT PEOPLE TO SEE ME OR HAVE
OPINIONS ON ME THAT I MAY JUST
BE THINKING IN MY HEAD ANYWAY.
I THINK KAT IS SO COOL BECAUSE
DESPITE MAKING MISTAKES AND
LIKE WE ALL DO.
YOU SEE THAT LIGHT YEARNING TO
HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE AND TO NOT
HAVE TO CONSTANTLY HATE YOURSELF
AND WHAT A LOT OF MEDIA --
THERE TRYING TO STEER AWAY FROM
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> AND YOU ARE AN ADVOCATE
ALONG THESE LINES IN REAL LIFE
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> SO, DO YOU CALL THIS BODY
POSITIVITY?
POSITIVITY? WHAT IS THE TERM THAT IS USED.
>> I THINK OF IT IS BEING
INCLUSIVE.
INCLUSIVE. AND I THINK BODY POSITIVITY IS
THE TERM THAT WAS USED
ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING
WHAT PEOPLE WERE STILL LIKE
SHOCKED TO SEE PEOPLE WITH
DIFFERENT BODY SHAPES ON
MAGAZINES OR IN MOVIES OR ON
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. YES.
YES.
YES. I
YES. I THINK IT IS JUST INCLUDED.
IT IS KIND OF SILLY TO THINK
THAT EVERYONE HAD THE SAME BODY
TYPE.
TYPE.
TYPE. ARE
TYPE. ARE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE
SAME BODY TYPE. SPIN AND THAT
IS WHAT HEALTHY OR ATTRACTIVE.
IT DOESN'T AFFECT OF HOW PEOPLE
LOOK AND FEEL.
>> AND YOU ARE ACTED TO ON
SOCIAL ISSUES.
SOCIAL ISSUES. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I AM VOCAL ABOUT THINGS AT
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. >>
TIMES. >> WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO
YOU THESE DAYS TO SPEAK OUT
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> COMING I THINK JUST STAYING
ENGAGED AND THEN ALSO LIKE
KNOWING YOUR ROLE. SORT OF
PROGRESSING, PROGRESSING LIKE
THAT
THAT
THAT >>
THAT >> SOCIETY IN GENERAL.
>> WHY NOT USE THE PLATFORM
THAT YOU HAVE AS AN ACTOR AND
MODEL AND A PERSON OF YOUR
GENERATION.
GENERATION. I FEEL LIKE WE NEED EVERYBODY'S
VOICES AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY
GREAT ABOUT THAT SO TELL ME ALL
THE SECRETS ABOUT WHAT IS
COMING UP IN THE FUTURE
EPISODES.
EPISODES.
EPISODES. >> JUST SLIPPED THAT IN THERE.
>> WHAT CAN WE SAY?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT IS COOL?
AT THE HEART OF IT, IT SEEMS TO
BE A SHOW ABOUT CONNECTIONS.
ABOUT CONNECTIONS WE WANT TO
MAKE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND SO
IF YOU JUST KIND OF GO IN
KNOWING A LOT OF STUFF IS GOING
TO HAPPEN BUT THAT AT THE HEART
OF THIS IT IS BASICALLY A VERY
HUMAN STORY.
HUMAN STORY. >> THANK YOU BOTH.
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