Samantha Locock<\/a> developed the script around her fascination with goth subculture, though she didn\u2019t realize until after receiving her autism diagnosis that the story reflected her own neurodivergent experience of seeking understanding in an often confusing world.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I wrote this script, I don\u2019t think I fully understood why I was so deeply intrigued by why people suddenly become goths,\u201d Locock said. \u201cNow, I see the film as the autistic need to try and make sense of the world around you \u2014 you can\u2019t always take things at face value. Sometimes you have to keep searching until you find answers that make sense for you, even if it\u2019s about something silly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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