Skin Deep (1995 film)
Skin Deep | |
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Directed by | Midi Onodera |
Written by | Midi Onodera Barbara O’Kelly |
Produced by | Midi Onodera Mehernaz Lentin |
Starring | Natsuko Ohama Melanie Nicholls-King Keram Malicki-Sánchez |
Cinematography | Robert MacDonald |
Edited by | Sarah Peddie |
Music by | Kathryn Moses |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Skin Deep is a film by Canadian filmmaker Midi Onodera.
Plot
Skin Deep tells the story of an award winning director, Alex Koyama (Natsuko Ohama), who is in the process of making a film about the tattoo industry, and the love and obsession that can arise in the "skin art" culture. Conflict develops between Koyama and her lesbian lover / assistant, Montana (Melanie Nicholls-King) when Koyama hires a new production assistant, Chris (Keram Malicki-Sánchez), who is transgender and quickly becomes obsessed with Koyama.[1][2]
Themes
Skin Deep explores themes of love, obsession, and identity (both gender identity and sexual orientation identity), using the tattoo as a metaphor for identity change and identity hiding.
Production
Skin Deep was written, directed, and co-produced by Onodera. It was produced in cooperation with the National Film Board of Canada, with funding from
- the Canada Council
- the Ontario Arts Council
- Canadian Heritage: Multiculturalism Program
- National Association of Japanese Canadians
- Racial Equity Fund – OFDC & LIFT[clarification needed]
- the Toronto Lesbian & Gay Appeal
Reception
Skin Deep was awarded the Best Feature Film: Audience Award at the 1995 Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
See also
References
- ^ "Skin Deep". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ Skin Deep at IMDb
External links
- 1995 films
- 1990s LGBT-related films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- English-language films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- LGBT-related drama films
- Japanese-Canadian films
- National Film Board of Canada films
- Media depictions of tattooing
- Transgender in film
- 1990s Canadian film stubs
- LGBT-related drama film stubs