For this Out Takes, we reviewed two new films, one very queer and the other very camp, plus we celebrated the return of the Queer Screen Film Festival that is bringing fresh and diverse LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world to Sydney from August 27 to 31.
Our first review was for the highly anticipated and award winning ‘Lesbian Space Princess’ that is finally showing in Melbourne at sold out sessions at MIFF and getting a general release across Australia this September. Described as an adult animated science fiction comedy, this truly original and ridiculously hilarious feature is written and directed by South Australian based filmmakers Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese and won the prestigious Teddy Award for Best Feature at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. We’d been looking forward to discussing this one since we heard about it late last year and we’re pleased to say it was worth the wait!
Our second film review was for ‘Freakier Friday’ which is in Australian cinemas now and is a sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday which was itself based on Mary Rodgers’s 1972 novel and is the seventh overall film in the franchise. The film reunites Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan with the story picking up 22 years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis that literally saw them swap bodies for a very memorable Friday. In this latest version, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice. It’s camp, full of nostalgia and continues the Freaky Friday legacy with a very queer coded romp through modern day L.A.
We finished up the show with an interview with Benson Wu, the recently appointed CEO for Queer Screen. and Andrew Wilkie. the festivals Programming & Industry Manager, to talk about the fantatsic program on offer, the state of the industry, the power of volunteering and more. This comes in the lead up to the 12th Queer Screen Film Festival which takes place in Sydney from August 27 to 31 and promises to present a bold and dynamic program that highlights LGBTQI+ emerging voices, international excellence and community celebration.
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