Premiering at the Edinburgh International Film Festival was the electrifying thriller FEMME. Originally a BIFA-winning short film, co-directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam Freeman adapt their short into a feature courtesy of BFI Film. The story of the film is that Aphrodite Banks (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), a drag queen, is the victim of a homophobic assault at the hands of Preston (George Mackay). After months of hiding from the world, she finds herself stumbling upon Preston in a gay environment and begins plotting their revenge. Ping and Freeman spoke about their Safdie brother references, the implications behind the giant lion tattoos embossed on Preston’s body, and how vital it was to have an intimacy coordinator on set.
This interview was originally posted on November 27th 2023. Interview linked below
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