Lesley Smith and James MacLean in Compulsus Photo: Jessie Redmond
Director Tara Thorne’s feature debut, Compulsus, screening in Fantasia’s ‘Queer Genre Cinema Spotlight’ section, centres on two women who pursue vigilante justice against perpetrators of misogynistic crimes.
Spoken-word poet Wally (Lesley Smith) listens intently to the woes of her straight friends, who find it hard to meet worthwhile men. Meanwhile, word gets around town about a series of sexual assaults. When Wally goes on a first date with Lou (Kathleen Dorian), the chef at the restaurant happens to be this notorious perpetrator. Unable to restrain herself, Wally attack the chef, and the pair, encouraged by responses on social media begin a vigilante wave of either justice or terror.
Tara Thorne Photo: Heather Young
In conversation with Eye For Film from Fantasia, Thorne and Smith discussed challenging the representation of the transparent woman, while giving space for a woman...
Director Tara Thorne’s feature debut, Compulsus, screening in Fantasia’s ‘Queer Genre Cinema Spotlight’ section, centres on two women who pursue vigilante justice against perpetrators of misogynistic crimes.
Spoken-word poet Wally (Lesley Smith) listens intently to the woes of her straight friends, who find it hard to meet worthwhile men. Meanwhile, word gets around town about a series of sexual assaults. When Wally goes on a first date with Lou (Kathleen Dorian), the chef at the restaurant happens to be this notorious perpetrator. Unable to restrain herself, Wally attack the chef, and the pair, encouraged by responses on social media begin a vigilante wave of either justice or terror.
Tara Thorne Photo: Heather Young
In conversation with Eye For Film from Fantasia, Thorne and Smith discussed challenging the representation of the transparent woman, while giving space for a woman...
- 8/8/2022
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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