Femme

Femme

Director : Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping | Duration : 1h39 min | Year : 2023

October 27 - 3 pm to 5 pm

Location: Musée Stewart McCord

Jules’ life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack. But when he re-encounters his attacker, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognisable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston’s life, and in doing so, discovers power in a different kind of drag...

Sam and Ping co-wrote and co-directed the BIFA-winning, BAFTA nominated short FEMME starring Paapa Essiedu and Harris Dickinson, which premiered in competition at SXSW. Sam has worked extensively in television, most recently writing the pilot for his own original series with Bad Wolf and HBO Max. Other television work includes INDUSTRY (HBO/Bad Wolf), THIS IS GOING TO HURT (BBC/Sister Pictures) and THE POWER (Amazon/Sister Pictures). His first original series Unmasked sold to Disney. Ping recently directed a new adaptation of Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” at the Hong Kong Arts Festival as well as “Macbeth” at the Bristol Old Vic. He has directed over the last decade at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Young Vic, and is the recipient of multiple prestigious awards in recognition of his theatre work. FEMME is their debut feature.