That, to filmmaker Josh Lawson, is the key to the most polarising aspect of his new comedy, The Little Death.
Let's talk about sex: Josh Lawson plays the desperate-to-please Paul and alongside Bojana Novakovic in The Little Death.
happens, what actually never happens, what is only talked about," Lawson
says.
His debut feature as a writer-director delves into the world
of sexual fetishes from the safety of a very suburban middle-class
setting. In delicately interwoven tales, the film tackles a variety of
special interests, the most hazardous of which to negotiate is the idea
of a rape fantasy, which is what Lawson's character, Paul, is asked to
fulfil by his partner Maeve (Bojana Novakovic).
"I know for a fact rape fantasy is an extremely common
fantasy and deserves to be explored in any film or television
[context]," Lawson says. "I absolutely understand the sensitivities of
the subject and I approached it in a very sensitive way. I believe that
the character's intentions are extremely good. He only wants to please
her and she's being honest."
