"I hope that anyone who has either chosen or been forced to perform femininity can relate to the character's journey in some way. I think the film presents questions rather than messages, on subjects as complex as gender expression and identity... it's really about questioning the status quo, how rigid concepts may have unconsciously shaped or limited our perceptions, and how that plays out on both a personal and a societal level."
"They are only finally able to defeat the enemy and weaken the shoes once they remember their unique power. A stark metaphor for the personal process of relinquishing control over even the most internalised effects of patriarchy and heteronormativity, Diyala's 'strange genderless humanoid characters' play out a journey of reclamation over their identity."
"With Hollie Buhagiar's mysterious soundscape, that is both 'ethereal and sinister at the same time', Diyala's otherworldly visuals slowly become all the more alien."
"The sense that everything is taking place in another time or place - somewhere at first prehistoric then possibly extraterrestrial - was a way for Diyala to tackle a personal, lived experience in a way that many of us might not quite be able to explain in simple terms."
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