Lighton: I was sent “Box Hill,” the novel on which “Pillion” is based, by Eva Yates (the head of film at the BBC). Blade: Are you involved with the leather community? Lighton: I’m involved in the wrestling scene but not the leather community. Lighton: I wanted to reverse the typical parent-child dynamic in queer film, where parents go from rejecting to accepting their queer kid. Lighton: When I told the bikers from the film I was coming to MAL they practically wet themselves with excitement.