Film Festival Updates

SKIN DEEP at the Maryland Film Festival!

SKIN DEEP will be screened at the Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore, Maryland. The dates for the festival are May 6 - 9, 2004. Sacha Parisot, Director and Co-Writer, shall be on hand during the festival. For more information about the festival, go to their web site, http://mdfilmfest.com/2004/index.htm.

Skin Deep to be part of the 3rd Annual African-American/International Film Fest!

The Theatre of the Columbia Film Society and the Nickelodeon Theatre are putting on their Third Annual African-American/International Film Festival, and Skin Deep is one of the features! This festival takes place in Columbia, South Carolina, February 6 - 12 (Friday - Thursday), 2004. Here is the full announcement:

"SKIN DEEP
February 9 - 10 (Mon-Tues)

Best Film Award-winner at the American Black Film Fest and the International Jamerican Film Fest, this sexually and racially charged thriller focuses on two couples (plus one) who are drawn into a perilous web of love, lust, danger and deception. Tony struggles with roles as husband, friend, lover, and African-American in white, upwardly mobile Silicon Valley. His best friend Michael never misses a jab at Tony's white wife or his "Huxtable Hill" lifestyle. Fueled by alcohol, not tubbing, and racial and sexual baiting, this combustible mix - which includes Michael's sexually assertive wife and Tony's unstable lover - sets of a furious, shocking chain of events. A compelling cast includes Steve White (ABFF Best Actor Winner), MadTV's Debra Wilson, and Baby Boy's AJ Johnson. USA 2003. Not rated (graphic sexual content, violence). 90 min.

The Columbia Film Society is a community arts organization whose aim is to stimulate discussion and enhance appreciation of media arts in the community by presenting a wide variety of alternative films and sponsoring media arts events and educational programs. The Nickelodeon Theatre is home for the Society to showcase films and videos found outside the commercial cinemas in the area. The Nickelodeon screens American film classics, local and independent films, international and cross-cultural films, documentaries, and film adaptations of classical literature."

For more info on the festival and the screening, click here and then go to the Calendar of Films link on the left.

Skin Deep to be screened at Blackfilm.com Midnight Screening Series!

There are 3 upcoming opportunities to see SKIN DEEP with a live audience on the big screen. It will be part of the Blackfilm.com Midnight Screening Series in New York (Nov. 21), Chicago (Dec. 5), and Detroit (Dec. 12).

The Blackfilm.com Midnight Screening Series is a monthly, late night series of independent films, discussion, fundraising and fun. Originating in New York at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater, this selective series now takes place at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, the National Women's Museum in Washington, DC and the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts in Atlanta. The ultimate goal of this program is to build audience awareness and networking opportunities for today's most notable independent filmmakers.

See the complete announcement and all details for the New York screening here.

For all details and the e-vote for the Chicago Screening, go here.

For all details and the e-vote for the Detroit Screening, go here.

Skin Deep Nabs Another Award!

You're favorite African/Caribbean/American psycho thriller and dark comedy has won again! This time, it was at the 5th Annual International Jamerican Film and Music Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica. On Nov. 15th at the Awards Ceremony, Director Sacha Parisot was on hand to receive the Best Film accolades and award. He was also on hand during the festival to see the screening of Skin Deep and watch the film goers enjoy the film.

More about this award and other news from the Jamerican Film and Music Festival to come. Until then, you can find out more about the Jamaical Film and Music festival by going to their web site at www.jamericanfilmfestival.com.

Show dates and times for Chicago International Film Festival

You're favorite African/Caribbean/American psycho thriller will be playing at the Chicago Film Festival, which begins October 2, 2003 and runs until October 16, 2003.

SCREENING TIMES FOR SKIN DEEP at the Chicago International Film Festival. All screenings take place at the Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL.

• Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 9:00 PM
• Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 7:15 PM
• Monday, October 13, 2003 - 4:30 PM

If you, or someone you love, will be in the area during the film festival, please spread the word about our film and the screening times. Both Sacha Parisot and Ken Karn will be on hand to partake in the festivities. For more information and tickets, please go to chicagofilmfestival.org.

Show dates and times for Urbanworld Festival

Posted September 2, 2003 -

We now have the dates and times when Skin Deep, your favorite African-Caribbean-American racially-charged thriller, will be showing during the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City, NY. The dates, times and locations for these showings are:

• Thursday, September 18th, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Screen 3, Loews 34th Street Theater
• Friday, September 19th, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Screen 1, Magic Johnson Theater Harlem

Upcoming Festival Appearances for Skin Deep

Posted August 26, 2003 -

SKIN DEEP will participate in a number of film festivals this Fall:
* Telluride Indiefest, August 27 - 31, 2003 in Telluride, Colorado (www.tellurideindiefest.com)
* Urbanworld Film Festival , September 17 - 21 in New York City (www.uwff.com)
* Oakland International Film Festival, September 18 - 24, 2003 (www.oaklandfilmsociety.org)
* Chicago International Film Festival, October 2 - 16, 2003 (www.chicagofilmfestival.org)

In addition, SKIN DEEP will be the Fall season opening film in the Black Cinema Cafe independent film circuit, which takes place in 12 cities across the USA (www.blackcinemacafe.com).

We will post the screening dates, times and locations for each festival as the information becomes available. The confirmed screening times for the festivals mentioned above are:
* Telluride Indiefest, Friday, August 19 at 8:00 PM at the Telluride Library
* Oakland International Film Festival, Wednesday, September 24 at 9:00 PM at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.

Telluride is for festival pass holders only (www.tellurideindiefest.com)

Oakland is open to the public. See the website for ticket information at www.oaklandfilmsociety.org.

American Black Film Festival

Originally Posted July 16, 2003 -

BET.com staff writer James Hill reviews the 2003 American Black Film festival. You can read his entire article, titled "2003 American Black Film Festival: The Death of Black Movies?" on the BET.com web site here. Mr. Hill also reviews the movie 'Skin Deep' in a review titled "Skin" Revels in Dark, Sick humor. Both links will open a new browser window.

Press Release, South Beach, FL, June 27, 2003 -

AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL CONCLUDES IN SOUTH BEACH WITH GALA FILM LIFE MOVIE AWARDS SHOW

Click here for the full press release.

June 23, 2003 -

The Skin Deep producers are happy to announce that the movie came back from the American Black Film Festival, held in Miami Beach, Florida June 18 - 22, 2003 with two awards!

BEST FILM
Lincoln Filmmaker Trophy
American Black
Film Festival
2003

BEST ACTOR
STEVE WHITE
American Black
Film Festival
2003

Congratulations to the cast, crew, and all those involved with this project for making it a success at the ABFF. And a special congratulations to Steve White for his award! Great job to everyone!

June 1, 2003 -

SKIN DEEP is in the feature film competition at the American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach, Florida June 18 - 22,
2003. To check out this terrific festival go to www.abff.com

SKIN DEEP Screenings at the Festival:
Thursday, June 19, 11:00 AM
Friday, June 20, 11:55 AM

at the Regal Cinemas
(South Beach Stadium 18)
1120 Lincoln Road, South Beach, FL