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Directed by | Ronn Kilby |
Written by | Ronn Kilby |
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Edited by | Michael Towe |
Production company | Ronn Kilby Creative |
Distributed by | FilmFestDistribution |
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Running time | 51 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15,000 |
Skin: The Movie is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Ronn Kilby. The film stars Mark Christopher Lawrence, Diane Sargent, Michelle Way, Merrick McCartha and "Shotgun Tom" Kelly.
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Blanche, a Minnesota woman in her forties, wants to be a writer but settled for the life of a publisher's researcher in Minneapolis. Her long lost father is a born entrepreneur, making a small fortune in the Los Angeles and San Diego porn industry. Though he died, that doesn't keep him from directing Blanche by way of a DVD he left behind. But Melissa feels the business should be hers.
Kilby originally penned a one hundred page script that was entered into the Screenplay Competition at Beverly Hills Film Festival. [2] Years later he realized it was worth rewriting as a smaller project and set up a GoFundMe to fund the film with a micro budget. The rewritten forty page project was shot over twenty days [3] for $15,000. [4] Kilby dedicated the project to his sister Peggy. [5]
The film screened at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, [6] Indie Short Fest, [7] Global Indie Film Fest [8] and Hobnobben Film Festival. [9]
In a review by Rome Prisma Film Awards, they found the film interesting, "technically well done" and "the only downside being an original score." [10] Nami Melumad at New York Film Awards praised the film for its direction, performances, storyline, pacing and music. [11] Roy Zafrani at Los Angeles Film Awards said it is “a small indie film with a big heart.” [12] Michelle Way received recognition for a “well done” performance, winning Best Actress at Actor Awards. Mark Christopher Lawrence won for Best Supporting Actor. [13]
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Festival | Year | Award | Recipient(s) | Result | Notes |
World Music & Independent Film Festival | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film | Diane Sargent | Won | [14] |
Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film | Mark Atkinson | Won | |||
Best Director in a Feature Film | Ronn Kilby | Won | |||
Burbank International Film Festival | 2019 | Comedy - Short Films | Skin: The Movie | Nominated | [15] |
Highway 61 Film Festival | 2019 | First Place - Comedy Feature | Skin: The Movie | Won | [16] |