White Fever on ABC – In 2002: A teenage Jane receives a letter from Korea, but she’s not in the least bit interested and is happy for Deidre to write back if she wants.
Present day: Jane calls Yu Chang but he doesn’t want to see her. She buys an Asian sex doll, determined to conquer her misbehaving, ‘whitewashed’ libido.
2002: Teen Jane sees her dad, Jack and Uncle Bob (Damian Callinan) watching a movie, and as the men compare a hyper-sexualised Asian character to Dragon Empress’s Becky, teen Jane is uncomfortable.
Present day: Newlyweds Edi and Kong come by to pick up a chair Edi left behind. Watching Edi and Kong get playful with each other, Jane caresses Kong too. Furious, Edi tells Jane that she hopes that one day Jane will experience more than just “Asian dick.” After Edi and Kong have left, Jane experiments with kissing her sex doll.
2002: At the Dragon Empress, Jezza, Jane’s teen boyfriend and his mates tease ‘Jockey George’ about his ‘Dragon Lady’ mum and Teen Jane, wanting to be accepted by her peers, joins in.
Present day: Jane is astride the sex doll imagining it is Yu Chang when Jack and Charlie unexpectedly arrive home. When Jack refers to the doll as cheap Chinese crap, Jane – flustered and embarrassed – reveals to Jack that Deidre is in a relationship with a woman.
2002: Teen Jane throws eggs at the Dragon Empress restaurant window and Jezza, now happy to be seen with her, kisses her in front of his mates.
Present day: Jane is convinced she’s a racist. Charlie tells Jane that he once had adverse feelings about other trans people but now feels more comfortable with them than with anyone else. Suddenly, K-Pop dancers appear in a shimmering fantasy.
Production credit: A Black Sheep Films, Orange Entertainment Co., and Unruly Productions Series. Major production investment from Screen Australia and ABC. Financed with support from VicScreen. Producers Katherine Fry and Lisa Wang. Executive Producers Dan Lake, Kurt Royan, Ra Chapman and Rosie Lourde and ABC Executive Producers Louise Smith and Todd Abbott. International Sales by ABC Commercial.
White Fever on ABC and ABC iview – Wednesday 8 May, 2024 at 9.00pm
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