Skin Deep is a 1995 film directed by Canadian filmmaker Midi Onodera and starring Natsuko Ohama, Melanie Nicholls-King, and Keram Malicki-Sánchez.
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 | Studio D |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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]
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
Skin Deep was awarded the Best Feature Film: Audience Award at the 1995 Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
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