Skin Deep (1995 film)


Skin Deep is a 1995 film directed by Canadian filmmaker Midi Onodera and starring Natsuko Ohama, Melanie Nicholls-King, and Keram Malicki-Sánchez.

Plot

Skin Deep tells the story of an award-winning director, Alex Koyama, who is in the process of making a film about the tattoo industry, and the love and obsession that can arise in the "skin art" culture. Conflict develops between Koyama and her lesbian lover / assistant, Montana when Koyama hires a new production assistant, Chris, who is transgender and quickly becomes obsessed with Koyama.

Production

Skin Deep was written, directed, and co-produced by Onodera. It was produced in cooperation with the National Film Board of Canada, with funding from
Skin Deep was awarded the Best Feature Film: Audience Award at the 1995 Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.