A pioneering intimacy coordinator is hired to guide actors through the process of simulating sex for a new film, Tightrope.

Claire Warden is a pioneering intimacy coordinator, working with filmmakers and actors to produce the illusion of sex on screen. Hired to work on a new Australian film, Tightrope, Claire is apprehensive about how the director, Kieran Darcy-Smith, will respond to her presence on set. As she blocks scenes, designs modesty garments, and runs through nudity riders, it becomes apparent that one of the cast is uncomfortable performing a proposed threesome. As the first day of the shoot approaches, Claire and Kieran must work together to reshape the scene in a way that respects the actors’ boundaries, without compromising the story. Make It Look Real immerses the audience in the funny, occasionally horrifying reality of simulating sex on screen, offering a spin on the ‘tough jobs’ genre to explore how film and television can safely represent one of the most fundamental aspects of human experience: sex and intimacy.