Thirst: Female Desire on Screen was announced last week, with the BFI being accused of stealing the concept of Thirst Aid Kit, which was launched by the former Guardian columnist Bim Adewunmi and the US writer Nichole Perkins in October 2017.
The BFI, which says it is trying to get in touch with the Thirst Aid Kit team, was accused of erasing the impact of the podcast by its hosts, who said it was “disappointing to see a lack of acknowledgment”.
We have approached Thirst Aid Kit and would like to speak with them before we comment more fully on this matter.”
The hosts of Thirst Aid Kit, which has been praised for its normalising of female desire, said they had been called “deluded narcissists” for pointing out the similarities between the season and the podcast.