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Skinamarink (2023)

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Skinamarink
Not Rated

Release Date
January 13, 2023
Director
Kyle Edward Ball
Cast
Jaime Hill, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Paul, Lucas Paul
Runtime
100 minutes
Main Genre
Horror
Writers
Kyle Edward Ball
Story By
Kyle Edward Ball, based on his short film, "Heck"
Characters By
Kyle Edward Ball
Cinematographer
Jamie McRae
Producer
Dylan Pearce
Production Company
Mutiny Pictures, ERO Picture Company
Main Characters
Kevin, Kaylee, Father, Mother
Distributor
BayView Entertainment, IFC Midnight, Shudder

Summary

An unsettling and highly experimental horror art piece, Skinamarink is the debut feature from creator Kyle Edward Ball. Based on his 2020 short, Heck, the film details a night in a house where two children discover that the windows and doors are disappearing and their parents seem to be in some disconnected fugue state. With a minimal spoken script and a sensibilitiy which plays on the primordial childhood fears of bedtime darkness, Skinamarink follows a bizarre, even taxing slow rhythm, but critics who connected with its lean presentation found it a gripping experience that's hard to shake off.

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