“a little jewel of queer joy… it’s a balm, an escape and a much-needed laugh.”
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.
Peccadillo Pictures is over the moon to announce thatLesbian Space Princess will launch into UK & Irish cinemas from 19th June. Lesbian Space Princess celebrated its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Award, before going on to win the Audience Award for “Best Australian Feature” at the Sydney Film Festival.
An animated comedy like no other, Lesbian Space Princess is a riotous, candy-coloured joy from start to finish: an animation by emerging creatives that embraces LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse voices, on and off-screen.
Lesbian Space Princess is voiced by Shabana Azeez (Birdeater, The Pitt), Bernie Van Tiel (Class of 07, Swift Street), Gemma Chua Tran (Heartbreak High, Ladies in Black), Aunty Donna (Aunty Donna’s Big Ol House of Fun, Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe), Richard Roxburgh (Rake, Elvis, Van Helsing), Jordan Raskopolous (The Strange Chores, I Am Woman), Madeleine Sami (Deadloch, The Breaker Upperers)andKween Kong (RuPaul’s Drag Race).
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. “Lesbian Space Princess is the product of one lesbian’s lifelong obsession with animation, another lesbian’s burning desire to make people laugh and their combined longing for stories that are fresh, female driven and gay AF. This film will be an ode to low-budget anime, a hilarious love letter to lesbians and most importantly – heaps of fun.“
“In a few words Lesbian Space Princess is campy and comedic with a biting undercurrent of cheeky and incisive political commentary. Imagine your favourite sci-fi movie but with lesbians. Strong comedic voice performances will be the beating heart of the film. We will put complex queer women of colour characters to the front. Authentic casting for LGBTQIA+ characters and people of colour will bring a genuineness to the world of Lesbian Space Princess. Original acoustic songs/music will create a unique indie twist to the sci-fi genre.“
“An unorthodox approach to a low animation budget will make Lesbian Space Princess feel expressive and inventive. Our film will visually draw from cartoons such as Adventure Time while our editing and coverage will more strongly resemble anime hits like Revolutionary Girl Utena.“
“As a filmmaking duo we bring our own special skill sets and perspectives to the table. On top of being filmmakers, our artistic backgrounds respectively as an animator/ production designer and a musical comedian give us a strong foundation for achieving our ambitions of compelling visuals and comedic performances. With such a personal connection to the project we bring a whole lotta heart to it. We will create a film that brings an authentic new voice that women, the queer community and people of colour deserve.“
Peccadillo Pictures announce UK-wide preview events for Lesbian Space Princess
| Showroom Sheffield | 19th June 8.15pm Hosted and introduced by Lucy Smith-Jones from Queer Comedy Sheffield Raffle to win exclusive merch Post film with DJ Sophie Rees from FLAW Collective The Rio Dalston | 21st June Pre-film Zine Workshop with Jenny Clarkes & Club de Femmes Raffle to win exclusive merch Chapter Arts Cardiff | 18th June AND Watershed Bristol | 26th June More details TBA |
| Tickets and information can be found here. |
Blast off on an inter-gay-lactic mission with Lesbian Space Princess this summer with events at cinema venues in the UK. Film events with a party, a comedy show and a chance to win exclusive merch. Beware of the Straight White Maliens!
