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In Conversation with Charis Odoki

CO: I think the whole idea behind Ben (from “Chandeliers from Abroad”) is that he feels a lot. And to almost not understand your head and your heart– like with Boni, he’s very blunt, he’s sort of aggressive– he definitely comes across as aggressive. But with Ben, there’s so much emotion, and he’s struggling to reconcile with it. He’s someone who likes art, and all these sorts of things, and sometimes you just want to break free from race or religion or gender, or any of those brackets, and just have your own emotions and reconcile that with the world.

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