Lesbian Space Princess

Directed by Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese
Australia
2025
86 mins
Introverted lesbian space princess Saira goes on an inter-gay-lactic mission to rescue her ex from evil incel aliens in this riotous, Berlin Teddy Award-winning Aussie animation.

Awarded LGBTQIA+ cinema’s highest honour at Berlin, this rip-roaring comedy centres on Saira, introvert heir to the throne of planet Clitopolis. She’s still reeling from being dumped by her hot bounty hunter girlfriend, Kiki, when Kiki is kidnapped by the “Straight White Maliens”. Steeling herself, Saira recruits the help of an enby popstar and a cantankerous boomer spaceship and launches a mission to rescue Kiki and, she hopes, win her back. The love child of Adelaide’s Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, complete with a stellar voice cast including Shabana Azeez (Birdeater, SFF 2023), Richard Roxburgh, and the Aunty Donna boys, Lesbian Space Princess, is a one-of-a-kind, out of this world triumph.

  • Guest filmmaker introduction and Q&A will take place at the State Theatre screening on Thursday 5 June and the Sydney Opera House screening on Saturday 7 June.
  • Sessions at Sydney Opera House are available for SFF Flexipass redeems only until 12pm the day prior to the event. Please see our Terms & Conditions for full details.
  • Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
...a heartfelt candy-colored love letter to lesbians in a galaxy far, far away
David Opie, IndieWire

Tickets

Thu 5 June 2025, 6pm
Past Event
State Theatre
WheelchairAssisted Listening
Sat 7 June 2025, 8:30pm
Past Event
Sydney Opera House
WheelchairAssisted Listening
Mon 9 June 2025, 4:30pm
Past Event
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
WheelchairAssisted Listening
Sat 14 June 2025, 6:15pm
Past Event
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5
WheelchairAssisted Listening
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