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简介:InMakeMeUp,multimediaartistRachelMacleanhascreatedaworldthatisbothseductiveanddangerous;aplacewheresurveillance,violenceandsubmissionareanormalisedpartofdailylife.Shetacklesthesecontradictionshead-onandneverbalksatpushingboundaries. Thisdarkly-comicfilmtakesasatiricallookatthecontradictorypressuresfacedbywomentoday.Itexamineshowtelevisionandsocialmediacanbefunandexpressivespacestoexploreidentity,butsimultaneouslyagildedprisonthatencourageswomentoconformtostrictbeautyideals. Siriwakestofindherselftrappedinsideabrutalistcandy-coloureddreamhouse.Despitethecutesydecor,theplaceisfarfrombenign,andsheandherinmatesareencouragedtocompeteforsurvivalwhilebeingwatchedoverbysurveillancecameras,24/7. PresidingoverthegroupisanauthoritariandivawhospeaksentirelywiththevoiceofKennethClarkfromthe1960sBBCseriesCivilisation.Assheforcesthewomentogohead-to-headinaseriesofdemeaningtasks,Siri,withthehelpoffellowinmateAlexa,startssubvertingtherulesandsoonrevealsthesinistertruththatunderpinstheirworld. MakeMeUpwillreceiveitsworldpremiereinLondonon12OctoberaspartoftheBFILondonFilmFestivalandwillbescreenedincinemasandartscentresthroughoutautumn2018.MakeMeUpwillbebroadcastonBBC4inNovember2018(datetbc). ProducedbyHopscotchFilmswithNVA,MakeMeUpisamajorcommissionfortheBBC,CreativeScotlandand14-18NOW:WW1CentenaryArtCommissions,supportedbyJerwoodCharitableFoundation,theNationalLotterythroughtheHeritageLotteryFund,andbytheDepartmentofDigital,CultureMediaandSport.MakeMeUpispartofRepresent,aseriesofworksinspiredbytheRepresentationofthePeoplesAct1918.…