Travis has just been released from prison and finds everything's changed while he's been gone. While girlfriend Candice is on the up and auditioning to star in a musical, daughter Kenisha is struggling in school and her relationship with her mum is tense. When Travis buys Candice her dream dress for the audition to smooth over the family's problems he ends up creating even more… As secrets and desires threaten to spill out, Travis is forced to re-examine who he is and how he wants to be perceived in the world.

“tremendous performances…pulsing with humanity” The Guardian

"exhilarating, smashing, sexy… a daring gamble” Screen

“secrets, lies and repressed desires… glorious” The Film Verdict

Teng Teng’s debut feature Pretty Red Dress (2023) stars Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke in her BIFA nominated first screen role and newcomer Temilola Olatunbosun. The film was backed by BBC Film and the BFI, with development support from the Sundance Institute. It premiered to critical acclaim at the BFI London Film Festival 2022, was in UK and US cinemas in summer 2023 and is now available on BFIPlayer and Amazon. Pretty Red Dress features in the best films of 2023 lists from The Guardian, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair.

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