“Lesbian Space Princess”, interview with the directors Leela Varghese and Emma Hound Hobbs

February 21, 2025

Leela Varghese, Emma Hound Hobbs directors "Lesbian Space Princess". A trip into a ueer animated wolrd of science fiction and adventure, with a lot of fun.

"Lesbian Space Princess", interview with the directors Leela Varghese and Emma Hound Hobbs Angelo Acerbi

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“Lesbian Space Princess” is a queer animation film, from Australia written, animated and directed by Leela Varghese and Emma Hound Hobbs. we are in a fantastic world of princess, spaceships that talk, queerness and fun, on a quest to save her lover that Princess Saira undertake with help from some friends. There is a lot to talk about and to laugh about with the two directors we met on the day of their Berlinale premiere.

We wanted to fill a space in the queer film world

The reason that brought Leela Varghese and Emma Hound Hobbs to make “Lesbian Space Princess” was the will to fill a void into the world of queer cinema: it has never been a feature animation film so queer and filled with queer references and they wanted to be the first doing that. plus the fun of depicting all the aspects of the queer humor in an animation manga-styled film was an additional motor for both.

Plot

The introverted Princess Saira, daughter of the flamboyant lesbian Queens of planet Clitopolis, is devastated when her girlfriend, the bounty hunter Kiki, suddenly breaks up with her for being too needy. When Kiki is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens – forgotten incels of the future – Saira must leave the comforts of gay space to deliver the requested ransom: her Royal Labrys, the most powerful weapon known to lesbian kind. The only problem is… Saira doesn’t have it! With just a 24-hour window to get the weapon and save Kiki, Saira finds herself on an inter-gay-lactic journey of self-discovery which includes encounters with a problematic spaceship and a new-found friendship with gay-pop runaway Willow. A riotous, candy-coloured animated comedy adventure through the vastness of queer space.

Written by: Angelo Acerbi

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