Short film

Dirty Skin

2016 · 15 min

A quiet, charged slice of life that simmers with unspoken discomfort and self-discovery. Short, intimate and quietly tense.

Overview: João takes a bath after a game of football with his white friends.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, race, isolation, sexuality
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
race
isolation
sexuality
coming-of-age
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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