World’s First Animated Lesbian Sci-Fi Film Screens In Hilo

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It’s reported in West Hawaii Today, so it must be true! Excerpts from the article:

The Big Island premiere of the film “Strange Frame: Love & Sax” is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theater in downtown Hilo.

The animated sci-fi fantasy is directed by Wailea resident GB Hajim, who co-wrote the script with Shelley Doty, and the work was done in East Hawaii. The film, which made its debut in London last May, has been a hit with critics and sci-fi fans at various film festivals worldwide and was named best feature at DragonCon Film Festival in Atlanta, the largest fan-run festival in the world. … 

The story explores the transformative power of love between two women in the 28th century on Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons. The protagonist, Naia, is a feisty young singer-songwriter and indentured slave who falls in love with beautiful saxophonist Parker. The two fight to make it as musicians, as well as for their freedom. …

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