Pretty Red Dress
classified 15Please note: This was screened in June 2023
The debut feature from writer and director Dionne Edwards, Pretty Red Dress has breakthrough performances from Natey Jones, newcomer Temilola Olatunbosun, and the chart-topping singer and West End actor Alexandra Burke in her first film role.
When Travis (Jones) is released from prison, it quickly becomes apparent that everything has changed while he’s been gone. While his girlfriend Candice (Burke) is on the up and auditioning to star in a musical, teenage daughter Kenisha (Olatunbosun) is struggling in school and her relationship with her mum is tense.
Travis then buys Candice her dream dress for an audition but, rather than smoothing over the family’s problems, it ends up creating even more. As secrets and desires left unsaid threaten to spill out, Travis is forced to re-examine who he is and how he wants to be perceived in the world.