Femme
A short film exploring what it means to be a queer femme person in modern Australia.
What are some of the unique challenges femme people face?
What are some of the beautiful parts?
This short, colourful doco offers a look into life as a femme person through the perspectives of 13 queer people.
Produced and Directed by delsi - a queer femme party creator and owner of the LGBTQIA+ community organisation, Unicorns.
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Adele (delsi cat) Jacquilyn MoletaDirector
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Adele (delsi cat) Jacquilyn MoletaProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:15 minutes 19 seconds
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Completion Date:October 1, 2023
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Production Budget:5,000 AUD
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:Australia
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital - 6K
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Berlin Lift-Off Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
February 12, 2024
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Leeds Queer Film FestivalLeeds
United Kingdom
March 21, 2024
Official Selection -
Social Impact Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
April 5, 2024
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
Tag! Queer Shorts FestivalPortland
United States
April 6, 2024
Offical Selection -
Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival
April 14, 2024
Documentary Excellence
delsi (she/they) is a proud queer person and Director of the LGBTQIA+ organisations Unicorns.
delsi completed a degree in Television and Film 15 years ago but then packed up that dream after deciding she was on a mission to create safer, celebratory spaces for the whole of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Her event Unicorns, began as a small warehouse party and then grew to meet the evolving needs of her community - from LGBTQIA+ inclusion training, queer craft workshops, fitness groups, peer support sessions, a radio show and even a festival.
This work has gone on to be recognised for its contribution to the Australian LGBTQIA+ community with delsi being named as a Finalist for the Victorian LGBTI Person of the Year Award in both 2019 and 2023. She was also named as one of the Top 50 LGBTI Leaders in Australia according to Google and Deloitte.
delsi and her work with Unicorns was recently spotlighted in the SBS series Asking For It as positive examples of consent culture.
She is also the first Australian LGBTI person to successfully win a social defamation case in connection to LGBTI harassment after she successfully sued an anti-LGBTI activist in 2019.
delsi is the current title holder and first ever winner of Ms Melbourne Rubber. A title given to people who have contributed significantly to positive change within the LGBTQIA+ community and also love latex.
This will be delsi’s first step back into the world of film.
I was really driven to make this film after hearing many stories over the 10 years of Unicorns about what it means to be a femme person in this world.
I also just wanted to see more femme representation on our screens.
I hope this film showcases to people some of the complexities and challenges about being femme but also highlights the joy and colour that comes from such a special identity.
I left the film industry after only 6 months of completing my Media degree back in 2015, due to the mistreatment I experienced due to being a femme person, so this is also a film for younger me.