Sign up for email updates. Thank you for subscribing! Email Sign Up “Lesbian Space Princess” flips around the norms of our current time. It’s casually multicultural and sex-positive without gratuitous raunch. On Clitopolis, queer women are in charge. Saira’s parents tell her “we’ll be late for the orgy.” As Saira says “I’ll miss you, pussy,” the film cuts to a vagina with tiny arms and legs. The animation is constructed from simple parts. The Straight White Maliens’ eyebrows are angry semi-circles. Clitopolis residents’ ears are triangular, like Spock from “Star Trek.” Their hair can be green or pink. “Lesbian Space Princess” finds no shame in being corny; it’s witty enough that this doesn’t matter. It makes jokes by throwing out phrases and illustrating them literally. A “chick magnet” proves to attract actual birds. Sadbois busk with acoustic guitars and sing about their lost loves in “space bubbles.” The soundtrack tends to comment on exactly what we’re seeing: Willow sings “I’ve got a crush on you” directly to Saira. Saira gets a ride on Problematic Ship (Richard Roxburgh). His printer coughs up the actual script of this film, with the directors’ names on the first page. He also asks, “What do you guys think of the sex scene in ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’?,” mocking the infamously male-gaze 10-minute scene in the X French film. This sense of humor prevents the film from becoming too pat. It comes with a message about the importance of loving oneself rather than caring too much about others’ opinions. For all the sex jokes, there’s a YA sensibility to “Lesbian Space Princess,” perhaps coming from the influence of animation aimed at kids and teenagers. (It embraces girliness, with pink backgrounds.) It could easily have felt like a PSA, but it avoids self-congratulation. The fact that it’s a low-budget production coming from Sapphic women, rather than the work of a conventional animation studio, helps. While there are rough edges, they’re rather endearing. It delicately addresses feeling alienated from one’s own community: While Saira lives in “gay space,” she’s still troubled by its expectation that she’s down to party constantly. It’s funny enough to make its points land lightly. It’s even generous to picture a trio of incels finding redemption by becoming a gay throuple. They take a break from whining about their own victimization to find love in each other’s arms. (The only element that gives one pause is the villainy of Blade.) It also eschews cliched narratives about coming out. Saira has a host of reasons to be anxious, but none have anything to do with difficulty accepting her sexuality. Comedy as a whole is struggling in contemporary cinema; “Lesbian Space Princess” is one of the most entertaining ones, from any perspective, released in 2025. “Lesbian Space Princess” | Directed by Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs | Cineverse | Opens Oct. 31st About the Author Source: https://gaycitynews.com/lesbian-space-princess-sci-fi-comedy-film/