QV Sofa Club, ‘Make Up’

When reserved teenager Ruth (Molly Windsor) finds a smeared lipstick stain on her boyfriend Tom’s (Joseph Quinn) mirror and a strand of red hair on his T-shirt, a sense of unease creeps into their caravan. Refusing to confront Tom with the discovery, Ruth tries to find the mysterious red-haired girl.

When she starts to work with the confident and vivacious Jade (Stefanie Martini), her scarlet nails and the hint of red in her hair amplifies Ruth’s growing fixation. Ruth tries to keep her misgivings at bay but her haunting suspicions begin to feed an obsession that threatens her relationship with Tom. As a distance opens up between them, Ruth finds herself both intrigued and fearful of getting closer to Jade. Little does she know something entirely different from jealousy may be haunting her…

We are delighted that director, Claire Oakley will join us live for a post watch discussion. We will also be joined by Queer Vision’s Malaika Kegode, a Bristol-based performance poet who will introduce her poetry short film ruminating on queerness, bisexuality and belonging, ‘Wide As The Sea’.

If you have already watched the film, please feel free to join us for the introduction and for the post-screening discussion.