Skin

When is a political narrative more than just "Politics"? When it's vitally personal. When the subject embraces the sociology of a specific time period and illuminates it without didacticism.

Telling a story through abstraction and bold imagery is a challenge. Not having dialogue to speak for the film maker intent is another challenge. My experience is that this type of concept is extremely difficult to pull off. Painters like Rothko, Chagall or De Kooning make us feel what their work is "about." "Skin" does that in the short film format through the juxtaposition of compositions, color, movement and acting. Painting with the camera. All the choiceas are strikingly bold enough to challenge the viewer into deciphering their meaning. Watching "Skin" is not a passive experience, it's as involving as a traditional narrative. If I say too much I could give you a "Spoiler!" It's message and meaning gain clarity through it's images as they inexorably lead us to the final destination.