Synopsis

My film is centred around the protagonist, Sapphire and her relationship with the drug dealer, Zi. 

Sapphire is a young woman who is affected by seeing her parents murder. In the present, Sapphire is 20 years old and is out to seek the man who caused her parent's death. Her parents were involved in a drug war and were murdered by the drug dealer Zi, when Sapphire was 16.
We, the audience do not know any of this background information until Zi has been killed, therefore the film does not have a linear structure.
When Sapphire and Zi meet in the diner, Sapphire is in control of their irrelevant conversation, whilst holding a gun to his crotch underneath the table.
Sapphire shoots Zi (switching of stereotypical gender roles). She walks off to the bathroom, where she applies red lipstick.
The flashbacks of Sapphire's parents being murdered is similar to Tarantino's backstories of women, which makes the audience sympathise with these characters.

Throughout the present scenes in the film, Sapphire is portrayed as a strong, dominating woman who definitely has control over Zi in the diner scene. (Relating to Tarantino's representation of macho women and the idea of switching male/female roles) however we see this was not always the case when we are shown her backstory. Sapphire's name also relates to Tarantino's representation of macho women and the switching of male/female roles. (The name Sapphire was a commonly used name for black caricatures during the 1920-1960s. Who's characteristics were stubborn and overbearing. This also relates to the theme of Blaxpoitation)
The symbolism of the red lipstick also relates to Sapphire's name and the symbolism of the colour red.