Make Me Up
Synopsis
The film imagines a dystopian future where a group of women are trapped in a cruel reality TV-style competition in the brutal modernist setting of St Peter’s Seminary. Here, voting is not a liberation – it is a harsh judgement the contestants must face. New arrival Siri learns the rules of a show where compliance and attractiveness are key. Emboldened by her growing friendship with fellow inmate Alexa, Siri finds ways of sabotaging the system and discovers some terrible truths in the process.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Experimenta Special Presentation - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Perspectives
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 85 mins
- Director
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Rachel Maclean
- Producer
- John Archer, Angus Farqhuar
- Executive Producer
- Sud Basu, Mark Bell, Clara Glynn, David Harron, Mark Thomas, Jenny Waldman
- Director of Photography
- David Liddell
- Composer
- Scott Twynholm
- Principal cast
- Rachel Maclean, Christina Gordon, Colette Dalal Tchantcho
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Hopscotch Films, NVA production.
Co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW (WW1 Centenary Art Commissions), BBC Arts. Supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Creative Scotland, Heritage Lottery Fund, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, IWM First World War CentenaryHopscotch Films
John ArcherFilm City Glasgow
401 Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 2QJ
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