Knives and Skin
Awash in Christopher Rejano's neon-hued cinematography and punctuated by Nick Zinner's eerie synth soundscapes...a fever dream of ideas.
Knives and Skin
What happened to Carolyn Harper? Part suburban nightmare, part neon-soaked teenage fever dream, this tantalizing mystery traces the wave of fear and distrust that spreads across a small Midwestern town in the wake of a high school girl’s mysterious disappearance. As the loneliness and darkness lurking beneath the veneer of everyday life gradually comes to light, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town’s teenage girls—gathering in force until it can no longer be contained. Unfolding in a hallucinatory haze of lushly surreal images, Knives and Skin is a one-of-a-kind coming-of-age noir that haunts like a half-remembered dream.
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film,
Noir
Runtime
111
Language
English
Director
Jennifer Reeder
Writer(s)
Jennifer Reeder
Cast
Marika Engelhardt,
Grace Smith,
Ireon Roach,
Kate Arrington,
Audrey Francis,
James Vincent Meredith,
Ty Olwin,
Raven Whitley,
Jalen Gilbert,
Robert T Cunningham,
Tony Fitzpatrick
Awards:
Nominee, Crystal Bear ~ Generation 14plus Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, Teddy Award ~ Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter
The disappearance of a teenage schoolgirl sends psycho-sexual shock waves through a sleepy Illinois town in writer-director Jennifer Reeder’s 'Knives and Skin,' an agreeably offbeat coming-of-age thriller steeped in macabre humor and queer feminist attitude. David Lynch’s 'Twin Peaks' is the most ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 12.13.19 - 12.19.19
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