Red Lipstick

2019 • Directed by

Shiva Sanjari

Documentary

Against a backdrop of fortune telling and cosmetic tattoos, charismatic and creative salon owner Masoumeh navigates intimate conversations inside her shop in the Tehran neighborhood of Shush. Clients and neighbors open up as they enlist Masoumeh's expertise in this subtle examination of gender politics, fate, and cultural conventions and rituals of beauty.