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Skin Deep (1995 film)

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Skin Deep
Directed byMidi Onodera
Written byMidi Onodera
Barbara O’Kelly
Produced byMidi Onodera
Mehernaz Lentin
StarringNatsuko Ohama
Melanie Nicholls-King
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
CinematographyRobert MacDonald
Edited bySarah Peddie
Music byKathryn Moses
Production
company
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Skin Deep is a 1995 Canadian film directed by filmmaker Midi Onodera and starring Natsuko Ohama, Melanie Nicholls-King, and Keram Malicki-Sánchez.

Plot

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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]

Production

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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

Reception

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Skin Deep was awarded the Best Feature Film: Audience Award at the 1995 Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Skin Deep". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  2. ^ Skin Deep at IMDb
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