Leela Varghese

Leela Varghese

Leela Varghese (born 1992 in Bundaberg) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and actress.

From 2008 to 2018, Leela Varghese worked as a presenter for the Australian children’s series *Totally Wild*; beginning in 2011, she directed and wrote several short films. She garnered particular attention with the short film *Crush*, which won the award for Best Screenplay at Tropfest in 2019. Subsequently, together with Emma Hough Hobbs, she developed the feature film *Lesbian Space Princess*, which screened in the Panorama section at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival and was awarded the Teddy Award for Best LGBTQIA+ Feature Film. Varghese is openly lesbian and frequently explores queer perspectives and diversity in her work.

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Leela Varghese Movies

Discover the best movies directed by Leela Varghese. Explore the complete filmography, including critically acclaimed masterpieces, box office hits, and top-rated Leela Varghese films ranked by score.

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Lesbian Space Princess

Lesbian Space Princess (2025)

Adventure Animation Comedy
Pampered royalty meets hard reality when a sheltered space princess discovers her estranged bounty hunter ex is held captive by a misogynist alien collective bent on galactic domination. Forced to...
Score 4.2

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