“For a long time, gay men fought to be seen as different, doing our own thing: This is our lives; this is what we do. Accept it. There's a conservatism that has come into the gay community: 'We're just like you, just like everyone else.'”

English filmmaker

Andrew Haigh is an English filmmaker known for writing and directing intimate dramas across film and television. His work includes Weekend, 45 Years, Lean on Pete, and All of Us Strangers. He also created the HBO series Looking and its film sequel Looking: The Movie, along with the BBC Two limited series The North Water. His projects often focus on relationships, loneliness, and the emotional details of ordinary lives.