Skin (2018 film)

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Skin
Directed byGuy Nattiv
Produced by
Written byGuy Nattiv
Starring
Music by Dan Romer
CinematographyArnaud Potier
Edited by
Production
companies
  • Item 7
  • Sight Unseen Pictures
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)(TIFF)
  • July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)(United States)
Running time
110 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Skin is an American biographical drama film written and directed by Guy Nattiv. It follows the life of former skinhead group member Bryon Widner, and stars Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga, Danielle Macdonald, Mike Colter, and Bill Camp.

Biographical film film genre; dramatizes the life of an actual person or people

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Skinhead member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in London

The skinhead subculture originated among working class youths in London, England in the 1960s and soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, with a second working class skinhead movement emerging worldwide in the 1980s. Motivated by social alienation and working class solidarity, skinheads are defined by their close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing such as Dr. Martens and steel toe work boots, braces, high rise and varying length straight-leg jeans, and button-down collar shirts, usually slim fitting in check or plain. The movement reached a peak during the 1960s, experienced a revival in the 1980s, and, since then, has endured in multiple contexts worldwide.

Erasing Hate is a 2011 American TV documentary chronicling the efforts of reformed white power skinhead Bryon Widner to remove his numerous racist facial tattoos. Written, produced, and directed by Bill Brummel, it first aired on June 6, 2011 on MSNBC.

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It had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. It is scheduled to be released on July 26, 2019, by A24 and DirecTV Cinema.

2018 Toronto International Film Festival

The 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place from September 6 to 16, 2018. In June 2018, the TIFF organizers announced a program to ensure that at least 20 percent of all film critics and journalists given press accreditation to the festival are members of underrepresented groups, such as women and people of color. The People's Choice Award was won by Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly.

A24 (company) American entertainment company

A24 is an American independent entertainment company founded on August 20, 2012, by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges and based in New York City. It specializes in film distribution, and film and television production.

DirecTV Cinema is a video on demand platform and PPV Channel available to all DirecTV users. DirecTV Cinema releases the latest films, as well as releasing films before they debut in theaters.

Cast

Jamie Bell English actor

Andrew James Matfin Bell is an English actor and dancer. He rose to prominence for his debut role in Billy Elliot (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles in the films King Kong (2005), Jumper (2008), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Snowpiercer (2013), and Fantastic Four (2015), as well as starring as Abraham Woodhull in the television series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014).

Vera Farmiga American actress

Vera Ann Farmiga is an American actress, film director, and producer.

Danielle Macdonald Australian actor

Danielle Louise Macdonald is an Australian actress, known for her lead roles as Alice Manning in the crime film Every Secret Thing (2014), Patricia "Patti" Dombrowski in the drama film Patti Cake$ (2017) and Willowdean Dickson in Dumplin' (2018). She is also known for her roles in the post-apocalyptic thriller film Bird Box and the Academy Award-winning short drama film Skin.

Production

Development

On May 11, 2017, international rights to Skin was bought by Seville International at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. [2] In August 2018, it was reported that composer Dan Romer would be scoring the music for the feature. [3]

Headquartered in Montréal, Les Films Séville is a distributor of film content in Québec. A subsidiary of Entertainment One. Seville International is the company’s Montreal-based international film distribution boutique specializing in independent films.

Dan Romer American record producer

Dan Romer is an American music producer, singer-songwriter, and film composer based in Los Angeles.

Casting

In May 2017, it was announced that Jamie Bell and Danielle Macdonald would star in the film, with Nattiv writing the screenplay, producing and directing. [4] In March 2018, after production on the film had started, Vera Farmiga was announced to have joined the cast of the film, with Nattiv's wife Jaime Ray Newman reported to be producing. [5] That same month, Mike Colter was cast as Daryle Lamont Jenkins, founder of the One People's Project. [6] Shortly thereafter, actors Ari Barkan, Scott Thomas, Daniel Henshall, Michael Villar, Justin Wilson, and Russel Posner joined the cast.

Jaime Ray Newman American actress

Jaime Ray Newman is an American Academy Award winning producer, actress and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera General Hospital, Mindy O'Dell in the drama series Veronica Mars, Kat Gardener in the fantasy series Eastwick, Tess Fontana in the science-fiction series Eureka, Kat Petrova in the drama-thriller series Red Widow, Sam Gordon in the comedy-drama series Mind Games, Allison Roth in the crime drama series Wicked City, and Sarah Lieberman in the Marvel series The Punisher. Along with Guy Nattiv, she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2019 for Skin (2018).

Mike Colter American actor

Mike Randal Colter is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in Marvel's Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Jessica Jones (2015), all set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has also appeared as Lemond Bishop in the television series The Good Wife (2010–2015) and Malcolm Ward in Ringer (2011–2012).

Daryle Lamont Jenkins is an American political activist, best known for founding One People's Project, an organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is closely aligned with the antifascist movement. Jenkins serves as its Executive Director.

Filming

Principal photography began in January 2018 in Kingston, New York, and was completed in March 2018.

Principal photography phase of film production in which the movie is filmed

Principal photography is the phase of film production in which the bulk of the movie is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.

Kingston, New York City in New York, United States

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is 91 miles (146 km) north of New York City and 59 miles (95 km) south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area by the United States Census Bureau, It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British on October 13, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga. In the 19th century, the city became an important transport hub after the discovery of natural cement in the region, and had both railroad and canal connections. Passenger rail service has since ceased, and many of the older buildings are part of three historic districts, including the Stockade District uptown, the Midtown Neighborhood Broadway Corridor, and the Rondout-West Strand Historic District downtown.

Release

It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. [7] Shortly after, A24 and DirecTV Cinema acquired distribution rights to the film. [8] It is scheduled to be released on July 26, 2019. [9]

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  1. ↑ "Skin". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 11, 2017). "IM Global's Anthem Gets 'Real' & More; Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney Join 'Storm Boy' – Cannes Briefs". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dan Romer Scoring Guy Nattiv's 'Skin'". Film Music Reporter. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (May 11, 2017). "Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald to star in Neo-Nazi drama 'Skin'". Screen International . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (March 2, 2018). "Vera Farmiga Joins Jamie Bell in Neo-Nazi Drama 'Skin' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (March 15, 2018). "'Luke Cage' Star Mike Colter Joins Chrissy Metz In 'The Impossible'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (August 14, 2018). "Toronto unveils Contemporary World Cinema, more Galas and Special Presentations". Screen International . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Seetoodeh, Ramin (September 11, 2018). "Toronto: A24 and DIRECTV Acquire 'Skin' Starring Jamie Bell (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Grobar, Matt (February 24, 2019). "With First Oscar In Hand, 'Skin' Director Guy Nattiv Plots Feature Version's Summer Release". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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