Second Skin
"Removing our masks will always take with it some of our skin."
Six women. Six rooms. Six confrontations with the past. Shot in East London, Second Skin is a devastating meditation on society’s obsession with a woman’s age.
"Removing our masks will always take with it some of our skin."
Six women. Six rooms. Six confrontations with the past. Shot in East London, Second Skin is a devastating meditation on society’s obsession with a woman’s age.
Priyanga Burford
Kate
Sheila Hancock
Cathryn
Eleanor Fanyinka
Kat
Tanya Reynolds
Katy
Wendy Morgan
Ina
Maria Austin
Cat
Six women. Six rooms. Six confrontations with the past. Shot in East London, Second Skin is a devastating meditation on society’s obsession with a woman’s age.
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