Experiencing Interruptions?

Skin Hunger

Ayden, suffering from touch deprivation, once again falls retreats to memories of Cleo. But this time, instead of being paralysed by the past, she transforms it into something new.

  • Loukia Hadjiyianni
    Director
  • Kayu Yeung
    Writer
  • Kayu Yeung
    Producer
  • Virginia Kaminsky
    Key Cast
    "Ayden"
  • Yumi Kuwabara
    Key Cast
    "Cleo"
  • Kateryna Bilaya
    DOP
  • Aurora On Kiu Hui
    Set Designer
  • Kayu Yeung
    Assistant Director
  • Loukia Hadjiyianni
    Editor
  • Loukia Hadjiyianni
    Colorist
  • Konstantina Tezapsidou
    2nd Assistant Director
  • Tessa Matteus
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Lillie Auvray
    Gaffer
  • Renzo Mercarini
    Electrician
  • Sylvie Weiss
    Sound
  • Aurora On Kiu Hui
    Makeup Artist
  • Robin Häberer
    On-set vfx
  • Valentino Rentz
    Vfx
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Queer, Fiction
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 28, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    100 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - filmArche
  • 10th Weimar Poetry Film Award
    Weimar
    Germany
    May 24, 2025
    World Premiere
    New Talents
  • Queer Wave: Cyprus LGBTQIA+ film festival
    Nicosia
    Cyprus
    September 15, 2025
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 44. Festival of Future Storytellers
    Munich
    Germany
    November 18, 2025
    DACH-Kurzfilmwettbewerb
Director Biography - Loukia Hadjiyianni

Loukia Hadjiyianni is a filmmaker and photographer from Cyprus and Georgia, currently based in Berlin. She holds a degree in Psychology and Neuroscience. After gaining hands-on experience in the film industry, she created her first short film, Half an Orange. She followed this up with her second short film, On a Quiet Day, both completed in the same year. Loukia continues to develop her craft as she studies film directing part-time while working as a freelance artist.

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Director Statement

Writer's Statement:

Sometimes people sharing similar traumas or experiences connect with each other and mistaken their need of companionship as love. This is a story of two people outgrowing from their trauma and transforming it into something beautiful.

(Kayu Yeung)