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2024

Lesbian Space Princess

Preview Event.

Introverted space princess Saira is unexpectedly dumped by her girlfriend Kiki for being too needy. But when Kiki is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens, they demand the one thing Saira doesn’t have: the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind – her royal labrys.

Director

Emma Hough Hobbs
Leela Varghese

Runtime

86 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

Unclassified 15+

An introverted space princess is forced to leave her home planet on an inter-gay-lactic mission to save her ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.

A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space, Lesbian Space Princess showcases the incredible talents of South Australian writers/directors, Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs.

Daughter to the flamboyant lesbian Queens of Planet Clitopolis, introverted Princess Saira is devastated when her bounty-hunter girlfriend, Kiki, suddenly breaks up with her for being too needy.

After Kiki is kidnapped by forgotten incels of the future, the Straight White Maliens, Saira must leave the comforts of gay space to deliver their ransom: her royal labrys (the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind). Only problem is… she doesn’t have it!

With just a 24-hour window to get her labrys and save Kiki, Princess Saira finds herself on an inter-gay-lactic journey of self-discovery that includes encounters with a problematic spaceship and a new-found friendship with gay-pop runaway Willow.

An animated comedy like no other, Lesbian Space Princess is a riotous, candy-coloured joy from start to finish: a locally made animation by emerging creatives that embraces LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse voices, on and off-screen.

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Film Credits

Director

Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela Varghese

Year

2024

Country

Australia

Language

English

Type

Feature & Fiction

Program Strand

AFF Investment Fund & Animation

Producer

Tom Phillips

Writer

Leela Varghese & Emma Hough Hobbs

Editor

Ben Fernandez

Cast

Shabana AzeezGemma Chua-TranBernie Van TielRichard RoxburghAunty DonnaKween KongMadeleine SamiJordan RaskopoulosDemi Lardner & Reuben Kaye

Music

Michael Darren

Film Source

We Made A Thing Studios

Genre

AnimationBlack Comedy & LGBTQIA+

Lesbian Space Princess Red Carpet

Red carpet – from 5pm
Screening – 5:30pm

When: Sunday 27 October
Where: The Piccadilly

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