The psychodrama exploring ‘heterophobia’ and the art of queer revenge
FEMME directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping on reimagining queer cinema, reclaiming power and creating the ultimate anti-hero. WORDS BY CLAIRE MOUCHEMORE In the opening scenes of erotic thriller FEMME, Jules is the target of an orchestrated homophobic attack in an East London off-licence store, a harrowing moment that leaves Jules bloody and traumatised. Months later, no longer dressed as his glam drag alter ego, Aphrodite, Jules encounters his attacker, Preston, at a gay sauna. Suddenly, Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s gripping feature debut transforms…
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