Seven minutes that'll make you side-eye your makeup bag forever.
With an off beat sense of humour, the film looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.
Writing
Sharp, acidic narration that refuses to whisper.
Direction
McKern packs a thesis into seven unapologetic minutes.
Director
Harriet McKern
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Australia's 1990s micro-cinema boom, when feminist shorts regularly screened before features in arthouse theaters.
Daina Reid (Rita) later became a prolific TV director including episodes of The Handmaid's Tale — fitting, given this early exploration of bodily autonomy.
AU
