Skin is an American biographical drama film written and directed by Guy Nattiv, based on his short film of the same name. It follows the life of former skinhead group member Bryon Widner, and stars Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga, Danielle Macdonald, Mike Colter, and Bill Camp.
It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018.
Video Skin (2018 film)
Cast
- Jamie Bell as Bryon "Pitbull" Widner
- Tyler Williamson as Young Bryon
- Vera Farmiga as Shareen Krager
- Danielle Macdonald as Julie Larsen
- Mike Colter as Daryle Lamont Jenkins
- Bill Camp as Fred "Hammer" Krager
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Agent Jackie Marks
- Daniel Henshall as Slayer
- Ari Barkan as Adrian "Bulldog" Crow
- Justin Wilson as Jason "Junior" Gregg
- Scott Thomas as "Nasty" Nick
- Michael Villar as Jeremy Robbins
Maps Skin (2018 film)
Production
Development
On May 11, 2017, international rights to Skin, based on the short film of the same name written and directed by Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv, was bought by Seville International at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The short film version, also starring Danielle Macdonald, won the Best Short Film prize at the 2018 HollyShorts Film Festival. In August 2018, it was reported that composer Dan Romer would be scoring the music for the feature.
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 the feature adaptation. 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. That same month, Mike Colter was cast as Daryle Lamont Jenkins, founder of the One People's Project.
Filming
Principal photography began in January 2018 in Kingston, New York, and was completed in March 2018.
Release
It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. Shortly after, A24 and DirecTV Cinema acquired distribution rights to the film.
References
External links
- Skin on IMDb
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