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{{Infobox film
| name = Skin
| name = Skin
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| director = [[Vincent O'Connell]]
| director = Vincent O'Connell
| producer =
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| producer = Tapson/Steel Films for British Screen and
[[Film4 Productions|Channel 4 Films]]
| writer = [[Sarah Kane]]
| writer = [[Sarah Kane]]
| narrator =
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| starring = [[Ewen Bremner]]<br>Marcia Rose
| starring = [[Ewen Bremner]]<br>Marcia Rose
| music =
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| production_companies = Tapson/Steel Films for British Screen<br/>[[Film4 Productions|Channel 4 Films]]
| distributor =
| released = October, 1995
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| runtime = 00:11:10
| released = {{Film date|1995|10}}
| country = [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| runtime = 11 minutes
| language = [[English language|English]]
| country = United Kingdom
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'''''Skin''''' is an 11-minute [[short film]] directed by [[Vincent O'Connell]] and starring [[Ewen Bremner]] and [[Marcia Rose]].<ref>{{cite web | title =Skin (1995) - Channel 4 film review | publisher =[[Channel 4|channel4.com]] | url =http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=111259 | access-date =2007-03-12}}</ref> Produced by Tapson/Steel Films for British Screen and [[Film4 Productions|Channel 4 Films]] (now Film4 Productions), it was filmed in September 1995.<ref name="sierz">{{cite web | title =IN-YER-FACE THEATRE | publisher =Aleks Sierz | url =http://www.inyerface-theatre.com/archive7.html#d | access-date =2007-03-12}}</ref> The screenplay was written in the summer of that year by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[playwright]] [[Sarah Kane]].
'''''Skin''''' is an 11-minute [[short film]] starring [[Ewen Bremner]] and [[Marcia Rose]] and directed by [[Vincent O'Connell]].<ref>
{{cite web
| title =Skin (1995) - Channel 4 film review
| publisher =[[Channel 4|channel4.com]]
| url =http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=111259
| accessdate =2007-03-12}}
</ref> Produced by Tapson/Steel Films for British Screen and
[[Film4 Productions|Channel 4 Films]] (now Film4 Productions), it was filmed in September 1995.<ref name="sierz">{{cite web
| title =IN-YER-FACE THEATRE
| publisher =Aleks Sierz
| url =http://www.inyerface-theatre.com/archive7.html#d
| accessdate =2007-03-12}}</ref> The screenplay was written in the summer of that year by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[playwright]] [[Sarah Kane]].


It was first screened at the [[London Film Festival]] in October 1995, and was later given its [[television]] debut on Channel 4 at 11.35pm on 17 June 1997. An original airtime of 9.40pm was pushed back after television [[corporate title|executive]]s became worried about the depiction of [[violence]] and [[racism]] in the film,<ref name="sierz" /> which, according to the British [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] ''The [[Daily Mail]]'', they saw as "one of the most violent and racially offensive programmes ever to be made for television in this country".<ref>
It was first screened at the [[London Film Festival]] in October 1995, and was later given its [[television]] debut on Channel 4 at 11.35pm on 17 June 1997. An original airtime of 9.40pm was pushed back after television [[corporate title|executive]]s became worried about the depiction of [[violence]] and [[racism]] in the film,<ref name="sierz" /><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last =Sierz| first =Aleks| authorlink =Aleks Sierz|author2=Saunders, Graham |title =Skin.| encyclopedia =The Literary Encyclopedia| publisher =| date =3 June 2004|url =http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=15071| access-date =2007-03-12}}</ref> Vincent O'Connell was nominated for a Golden Bear award in the category "Best Short Film" for the film at the 1996 [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | title =Skin (1995) | publisher =[[Internet Movie Database|imdb.com]] | url =http://imdb.com/title/tt0304720 | access-date =2007-03-12}}</ref>


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The film's screenplay was only Kane's second work, written after her 1995 debut ''[[Blasted]]'' but before 1996's ''[[Phaedra's Love]]''. The screenplay appears in the complete collection of Sarah Kane's work, ''Sarah Kane: Complete Plays'', published in 2001 by [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Kane | first = Sarah | authorlink = Sarah Kane | title = Sarah Kane: Complete Plays | place = London | publisher = [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]] | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-413-74260-1}}</ref>
{{cite web|last =Sierz| first =Aleks| authorlink =Aleks Sierz| coauthors =Saunders, Graham |title =Skin.| work =The Literary Encyclopedia| publisher =| date =June 3, 2004|url =http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=15071| accessdate =2007-03-12}}</ref>
Vincent O'Connell was nominated for a Golden Bear award in the category "Best Short Film" for the film at the 1996 [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web
| title =Skin (1995)
| publisher =[[Internet Movie Database|imdb.com]]
| url =http://imdb.com/title/tt0304720
| accessdate =2007-03-12}}</ref>


Bremner and Rose, who had never met prior to making the film, became romantically involved during its shooting, and subsequently had a child together.<ref>{{cite web | last =Hattenstone | first =Simon | title =A sad hurrah | publisher =[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]] | date =1 July 2000 | url =http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/artsandentertainment/story/0,,338373,00.html | access-date =2007-03-13}}</ref>
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The film's screenplay was only Kane's second work, written after her 1995 debut ''[[Blasted]]'' but before 1996's ''[[Phaedra's Love]]''. The screenplay appears in the complete collection of Sarah Kane's work, ''Sarah Kane: Complete Plays'', published in 2001 by [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Kane
| first = Sarah
| authorlink = Sarah Kane
| title = Sarah Kane: Complete Plays
| place = London
| publisher = [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]]
| year = 2001
| isbn = 0-413-74260-1}}</ref>

Bremner and Rose, who had never met prior to making the film, became romantically involved during its shooting, and subsequently had a child together.<ref>{{cite web
| last =Hattenstone
| first =Simon
| title =A sad hurrah
| publisher =[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]]
| date =July 1, 2000
| url =http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/artsandentertainment/story/0,,338373,00.html
| accessdate =2007-03-13}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Billy, a young skinhead, joins in a brutal racist attack on a black wedding party in [[Brixton]], [[London]], but then finds himself drawn to Marcia, a black woman whose flat is visible from his window. He visits Marcia and the couple have sex. From this point, the power dynamic between the two begins to reverse: in separate scenes, she slaps his face repeatedly as he is tied to the bed, feeds him dog food, and scrubs off his tattoos with bleach (significantly, this includes a tattoo of the [[Union Flag]]). Finally, Marcia carves her name on his back. Despite his pleas, she rejects him, finding solace with Kath, her flatmate, while Billy unsuccessfully takes a [[drug overdose]].
Billy, a young [[skinhead]], joins in a racist attack on a [[Black people|Black]] wedding party in [[Brixton]], [[London]], but then finds himself drawn to Marcia, a [[Black women|Black woman]] whose flat is visible from his window. He visits Marcia and the couple have sex. From this point, the power dynamic between the two begins to reverse: in separate scenes, she slaps his face repeatedly as he is tied to the bed, feeds him [[dog food]], and scrubs off his [[tattoo]]s with bleach, including one of the [[Union Flag]]. Finally, Marcia carves her name on Billy's back. Despite his pleas, she rejects him, finding solace with Kath, her flatmate, while Billy unsuccessfully attempts to [[Drug overdose|overdose on drugs]] and is saved by Neville, a black man living in the same apartment building as him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* Billy – [[Ewen Bremner]]
* [[Ewen Bremner]] as Billy
* Marcia – [[Marcia Rose]]
* [[Marcia Rose]] as Marcia
* Kath – [[Agnieszke Liggett]]
* [[Agnieszka Liggett]] as Kath
* Neville – [[Yemi Ajibade]]
* [[Yemi Ajibade]] as Neville
* Mother – [[Dave Atkins (actor)|Dave Atkins]]
* [[Dave Atkins (actor)|Dave Atkins]] as Mother
* Terry – [[James Bannon (actor)|James Bannon]]
* [[James Bannon (actor)|James Bannon]] as Terry
* Martin – [[Dominic Brunt]]
* [[Dominic Brunt]] as Martin
* Nick – [[Gregory Donaldson]]
* [[Gregory Donaldson]] as Nick


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=111259 The film at Film4]
* [http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=111259 The film at Film4]
* [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12ema_sarah-kane-skin-1995_creation The film at Daily Motion]
* [https://archive.today/20130120050808/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12ema_sarah-kane-skin-1995_creation The film at Daily Motion]
* {{IMDb title|0304720|Skin}}
* {{IMDb title|0304720|Skin}}
* [http://www.vincentoconnell.co.uk Director's website]
* [http://www.vincentoconnell.co.uk Director's website]


{{Sarah_Kane}}
{{Sarah Kane}}


[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:British short films]]
[[Category:1995 short films]]
[[Category:British drama short films]]
[[Category:Plays by Sarah Kane]]
[[Category:Plays by Sarah Kane]]
[[Category:1990s short films]]
[[Category:Skinhead films]]
[[Category:1990s gang films]]
[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language short films]]
[[Category:English-language crime films]]

Latest revision as of 22:18, 19 September 2024

Skin
Directed byVincent O'Connell
Written bySarah Kane
StarringEwen Bremner
Marcia Rose
Production
companies
Tapson/Steel Films for British Screen
Channel 4 Films
Release date
  • October 1995 (1995-10)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Skin is an 11-minute short film directed by Vincent O'Connell and starring Ewen Bremner and Marcia Rose.[1] Produced by Tapson/Steel Films for British Screen and Channel 4 Films (now Film4 Productions), it was filmed in September 1995.[2] The screenplay was written in the summer of that year by British playwright Sarah Kane.

It was first screened at the London Film Festival in October 1995, and was later given its television debut on Channel 4 at 11.35pm on 17 June 1997. An original airtime of 9.40pm was pushed back after television executives became worried about the depiction of violence and racism in the film,[2][3] Vincent O'Connell was nominated for a Golden Bear award in the category "Best Short Film" for the film at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

The film's screenplay was only Kane's second work, written after her 1995 debut Blasted but before 1996's Phaedra's Love. The screenplay appears in the complete collection of Sarah Kane's work, Sarah Kane: Complete Plays, published in 2001 by Methuen.[5]

Bremner and Rose, who had never met prior to making the film, became romantically involved during its shooting, and subsequently had a child together.[6]

Plot

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Billy, a young skinhead, joins in a racist attack on a Black wedding party in Brixton, London, but then finds himself drawn to Marcia, a Black woman whose flat is visible from his window. He visits Marcia and the couple have sex. From this point, the power dynamic between the two begins to reverse: in separate scenes, she slaps his face repeatedly as he is tied to the bed, feeds him dog food, and scrubs off his tattoos with bleach, including one of the Union Flag. Finally, Marcia carves her name on Billy's back. Despite his pleas, she rejects him, finding solace with Kath, her flatmate, while Billy unsuccessfully attempts to overdose on drugs and is saved by Neville, a black man living in the same apartment building as him.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Skin (1995) - Channel 4 film review". channel4.com. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  2. ^ a b "IN-YER-FACE THEATRE". Aleks Sierz. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  3. ^ Sierz, Aleks; Saunders, Graham (3 June 2004). "Skin.". The Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Skin (1995)". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  5. ^ Kane, Sarah (2001). Sarah Kane: Complete Plays. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-74260-1.
  6. ^ Hattenstone, Simon (1 July 2000). "A sad hurrah". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
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