"It's very much like portraying a kind of queer London of our dreams that doesn't really exist right now," Al-Kadhi tells PinkNews.
"The whole point of the film was [that] we wanted to not have any external violence... that bus scene was in there from day one because it's like why can't a bunch of drag queens get ready on a bus without there being any fuss?"
As a queer viewer then, it's hard not to grimace as Layla drags up on the bus, as the expectation of violence looms.
Layla is buoyed by their queer found family, highlighting the joy and community that can exist despite external societal pressures.
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