With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we are reminded that it’s not just about celebrating by those within society’s perception of the norm of romantic love, but all of us somewhere on the spectrum
You Make Me Weak at the Knees is a new narrative by the brilliant East London queer indie filmmaker Joseph Wilson who’s a creative genius who always likes to think outside of the box.
This film is a confessional portrait of the highs and lows of open relationships. It’s a war between the body and mind wages on in this visual narrative of a couple’s attempt to navigate their polyamorous relationship. You Make Me Weak At The Knees explores an often overlooked and undiscussed reality for couples who have multiple intimate relationships at once—and the sense of triumph, freedom, insecurity and pain that goes with it.
As usual, Wilson has chosen to film on a desolate East London industrial site, it is conducted over a run-down payphone a couple’s heated conversation breathes life and hidden understanding into the project’s assorted imagery
“Should you change your innate behavior to please someone else,” says filmmaker Wilson in this exploration of sexual instinct versus romantic duty, “or should the other person suffer at the expense of the relationship? My thoughts about it are in constant flux,” he continues. “I think all relationships depend on the people involved and where you are in life—and that’s changing all the time.”
Happy Valentines to all who celebrate it
(You can see more of Joseph Wilson's films at http://www.josephwilsonfilms.co.uk/all)
Labels: 2022, film, Joseph Wilson, love story, polyamory
