PS: This is a deeply transgressive collection of shorts. They tell the stories of disabled people, queer people — mainly women — who grapple with sex, and desire, and questions like, who's considered fit to be a mother? Who is worthy of love? Who gets to decide what I can and can't do with my own body? What do I deserve out of a carer, or the drug company, or the UK benefits system? I don't know if I've ever seen a Black disabled woman talk about desire for another woman, in TV or in film, period. I would imagine other people might say the same.
"Because everything's too male, too white, and too heterosexual. And too able-bodied."
My understanding is that it was very important to you that the cast be woman-led, but tell me, why?
MF: Wow. Why is it important to me? Because women were treated like second-class citizens until — well, until Me Too? I don't know. Because everything's too male, too white, and too heterosexual. And too able-bodied. And there were a few of those things I could do something about, so we tried to do as much as we could. But, you know, we fielded it out to lots of writers, and the best writers came forward the quickest. So, talent shines, doesn't it?
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