No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. It centers on a queer artist's mundane day, with incidental references to Hujar's photography of figures like Candy Darling outside the narrative.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film depicts the 1974 conversation between real-life photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz, with Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall portraying them in genders matching their historical identities, yielding no gender swaps.

The film recreates a 1974 interview between real-life figures Peter Hujar and Linda Rosenkrantz, both white. Ben Whishaw, a white actor, plays Hujar, and Rebecca Hall, portraying Rosenkrantz, aligns with the white racial category despite mixed heritage. No characters from prior canon or history are depicted with mismatched races.