Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, star of the erotic crime thriller 'Femme,' talks to Ryan O'Connell about making queer stories with real nuance.
, the erotic psychodrama from directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, might seem, at first glance, to be retreading familiar territory. Right from the jump, Jules, a drag artist at an East London nightclub brought to life by the 38-year-oldwith the particular menace of someone who’s severely repressed. But this isn’t just another movie where a gay guy gets hate-crimed. “
O’CONNELL: I’m going to be honest with you. I was initially a little bit TBD because I read “hate crime” in the log line and I was like, “Oh, here we go again. Another gay guy getting beaten with a baseball bat.” And I have, as I’m sure you do as well, an allergy to that, because I feel like when it comes to queer people in media, our value is inherently tied to our trauma. If we’re not being traumatized over and over again, no one cares.
STEWART-JARRETT: It was really hard. Jules is so interior. If this had been a novel, then I think it would be very clear, but it’s not. His cards are close to his chest and he also changes his mind. He’s also constantly lying. As an actor, you’re always meant to know exactly where you are in the story, but I didn’t always. I remember being so obsessed with George’s hands. If Jules is meant to be obsessed with George and pick up all his information, all I need to do is watch George.
STEWART-JARRETT: They were like, “Just say it.” And I was like, “Well, I just don’t think we should say it, I think it’s evident.” And they went, “No, we just want the option.” I tried to say it and I just couldn’t. STEWART-JARRETT: A lot of layers. We got too comfortable once. You know that bar scene where Jules is touching him up and stuff?STEWART-JARRETT: George had this cup on and they were shooting underneath. The director calls cut and we’re both being these wonderful, well-healed and booted actors. And then I looked at George and I literally was like, “Oh my god.
O’CONNELL: You’re one of the only leads in a Disney Plus show that can also be seen getting railed inO’CONNELL: That is such a deep cut. That’s like, 2017.
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