The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across not just one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, but has led filmmakers for the past half century to reckon with its complicated legacy.

RIO RANCHO, N.M. The 2018 film, Love, Simon, brought a fresh perspective to the first love, coming-of-age genre through the eyes of a gay teen. "Love Victor,'' a spinoff series, premieres Friday on Hulu. It takes the universe of Love, Simon into a new level, adding class, race, and ethnicity in the mix as another teen walks through the same love conflicts. The series follows Victor Salazar, a Latino high school student struggling with his sexual identity and life in school. Its is a great honor to represent the Latino community and not just the Latino community, but the LGBT community in a way that can positively affect peoples lives, Cimino told The Associated Press in an interview.