s ▁Gregory ▁Ell wood , ▁spoke ▁of ▁when ▁development ▁on ▁L oving ▁first ▁began ▁four ▁years ▁ago , ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁help ▁influence ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁debate ▁over ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁in ▁which ▁Nich ols ▁stated , ▁"[ After ▁the ▁ver dict ▁came ▁in ] ▁there ▁was ▁this ▁idea ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁care ▁of , ▁and ▁of ▁course ▁it ' s ▁not ▁... ▁You ▁have ▁religious ▁liberty ▁laws ▁added ▁and ▁you ▁soon ▁realize ▁that ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁can ▁only ▁do ▁so ▁much . ▁The ▁letter ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁sometimes ▁gets ▁it ▁right . ▁But ▁it ▁takes ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁for ▁society ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁right , ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁what ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁surprising ▁to ▁me . ▁We ▁never ▁got ▁over ▁that ▁hur d le , ▁and ▁maybe ▁we ▁never ▁will ." ▁Spe aking ▁at ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁C annes , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Neg ga ▁spoke ▁of ▁her ▁hopes ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁addressed ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁will ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁bro ader ▁discussion . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁during ▁a ▁Q & A ▁session ▁at ▁C annes ▁when ▁asked ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁focus , ▁Nich ols ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁topics ▁of ▁race ▁and ▁marriage ▁inequality , ▁where in ▁he ▁states , ▁"... ▁the ▁conversation ▁about ▁rac ism ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁is ▁finally ▁starting ▁to ▁get ▁serious