Femme

The action moves between an East London nightclub and other public venues like a convenience store and a gay sauna, then shifts to intimate private spaces: Preston's flat and Jules's apartment. The urban nightlife acts as the backdrop for performance, confrontation, and surveillance, while the private rooms become sites of control and vulnerability. The settings highlight the friction between public visibility and private desire within a contemporary LGBTQ+ context.

🔒 Consent & Power

The film probes how power imbalances, coercion, and the aftermath of violence shape relationships. Jules's revenge plan, Preston's control in intimate encounters, and the lines between consent and manipulation drive the tension. The narrative reveals how a single assault reverberates through trust, privacy, and what is considered acceptable behavior. The tension escalates as both characters wield power in different, dangerous ways.

🌀 Trauma & Aftermath

The assault leaves lasting scars that push Jules into withdrawal and later into a risky, entangled dynamic with Preston. The stalking, filming, and online potential of exposure amplify voyeuristic and punitive impulses. The story explores how trauma distorts memory, shapes choices, and complicates forgiveness. Recovery is not clean; it unfolds through cycles of vulnerability and threat.

🎭 Identity & Performance

Drag is both art and disguise, revealing how performance can shield and reveal the self. Jules navigates public spectacle and private pain, while Preston's reactions blur the line between admiration, aggression, and control. The film uses the backstage and onstage moments to examine how identity is performed under pressure. Yet the characters' true vulnerabilities emerge when masks slip.