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Lesbian Space Princess
Directed byEmma Hough Hobbs
Leela Varghese
Written byEmma Hough Hobbs
Leela Varghese
Produced byTom Phillips
Starring(Voices of)
Edited byBen Fernandez
Music byMichael Darren
Production
company
We Made A Thing Studios
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment (Australia)
Release date
  • 27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia

Lesbian Space Princess is a 2024 Australian animated comedy film. It is the debut feature film by writer-directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese and producer Tom Phillips, and premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival on 27 October 2024.

Plot

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An anxious and introverted space princess Saira, who has thus far led a sheltered life, launches into a galactic quest to save her ex-girlfriend Kiki, a bounty hunter, from the "Straight White Maliens". A runaway gay-pop idol joins her as she encounters dangerous maniacs wielding blades, "gloom goo", and other hazards, as well as – "the scariest thing of all" – her own self-doubt.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Voices of:[4]

Production

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The film was greenlit for production under the South Australian Film Corporation and Adelaide Film Festival's Film Lab: New Voices mentoring and funding initiative,[1] following the inaugural round of the scheme in 2021, which led to sci-fi thriller Monolith premiering at the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival and enjoying international success. The Lesbian Space Princess team were eligible for up to A$600,000 in screen production grant funding for their script.[2]

Lesbian Space Princess is the debut feature film by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese, who wrote and directed the film.[4] Hough Hobbs is an artist, and writer/director Varghese a former award-winner at Tropfest.[1] The film was produced by Tom Phillips of We Made A Thing Studios.[4][5][1]

In May 2024, Adelaide Film Festival launched its "Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes" program,[6] partnering with Cannes Film Festival's film market, the Marché du Film, to showcase five local projects in an official presentation; Lesbian Space Princess was one of the five chosen, and Leela Varghese joined nine other emerging filmmakers at Cannes.[7][8]

The graphic artists who worked on the film used Toon Boom Harmony, VFX, and high-end compositing. The production team worked at Artisan Post Group's space at Lot Fourteen, Adelaide, who worked on post-production of the Netflix series Stateless and ABC series Aftertaste, among others.[1]

Music was by Michael Darren, and Ben Fernandez did the editing.[4]

Hough Hobbs and Fernandez are both graduates of Flinders University's Creative Arts degrees.[9]

Themes

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The story, inspired by the filmmakers' own lives, includes themes that relate to LGBTQI people, and themes include the importance of self-worth and self-love, feeling free to take up space, and being comfortable with your own company.[1]

Release

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Lesbian Space Princess had four sold-out preview screenings[10] at the Adelaide Film Festival on 27 October 2024.[4] In December 2024 it was announced that the film would have its world premiere at the 74th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama program in February 2025.[10]

Australian distribution is being handled by Umbrella Entertainment.[3]

Accolades

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Lesbian Space Princess won the Audience Award for Feature Fiction at Adelaide Film Festival.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kween Kong, a lesbian space princess and a first for South Australia". Lot Fourteen. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Slatter, Sean (16 May 2023). "'Lesbian Space Princess' heads into production from Film Lab: New Voices". IF Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Lesbian Space Princess (2024)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Lesbian Space Princess". Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "About". Wemat Studios. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ Barlow, Helen (20 May 2024). "French connection: film takes director from KI to Cannes". InReview. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Adelaide Film Festival Goes To Cannes". Adelaide Film Festival. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024. Booklet
  8. ^ "Lesbian Space Princess". Marché du Film. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ Rowe, Leonard (2 October 2024). "Don't miss the Flinders features at Adelaide Film Festival". Alumni stories. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Karakulak, Helen (19 December 2024). "Local film Lesbian Space Princess blasts off to Berlin". InDaily. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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