Make It Look Real

Claire Warden is a ​trailblazing intimacy coordinator, helping ​directors and actors craft convincing on screen intimacy while safeguarding personal boundaries. Hired for a new Australian film, Tightrope, Claire is unsure how the director, Kieran Darcy-Smith, will respond to her presence on set. As she choreographs scenes, designs modesty garments, and navigates the complexities of nudity riders, tensions ​rise when one of the actors grows uneasy about performing a proposed threesome. Claire and Kieran must collaborate to reimagine the scene balancing the actors’ comfort with the artistic demands of the story.​

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photo of Kate Blackmore

Film Screenings

Mar 8, 2025
5:45pm 7:02pm
Mar 8, 2025
5:45pm 7:02pm
Mar 11, 2025
2:15pm 3:32pm
Mar 11, 2025
2:15pm 3:32pm
Mar 13, 2025
11:00am 12:17pm
Mar 13, 2025
11:00am 12:17pm

Credits

Director:

Kate Blackmore

Executive Producer:

Bridget Ikin, Emma Cooper, Michael Agar, Elliott Magen, Stevie Ray

Producer:

Bethany Bruce, Daniel Joyce

Screenwriter:

Kate Blackmore

Cinematographer:

Justine Kerrigan ACS

Editor:

Elliott Magen

Production Designer:

Pele Hehea, Leonie Barker

Sound Designer:

Jennifer Leonforte

Music:

Benjamin Speed

Principal Cast:

Claire Warden, Sarah Roberts, Albert Mwangi, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Tom Davis

Additional Credits:

"Tightrope" Writer & Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith, Costume Designer: Joanna Mae Park, Leiahn Brown, Casting Director: Stevie Ray, Colour & Finishing: Justin Tran

Contact

Distributor:

Jonathan Page
Bonsai Films (Australia & New Zealand)

Public Film Contact:

Bethany Bruce
Staple Fiction
bethany@staplefiction.com

Publicity Contact:

Tracey Mair
traceym@tmpublicity.com
+ 61 (0) 419 221 493

Sales Agent:

Andrea Hock
Autook Filmsales
andrea@autlookfilms.com

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77 mins