WRITER/DIRECTOR SKINNER MYERS is an award-winning filmmaker who currently resides in Lafayette, Colorado. Skinner wrote and directed four short films: CHIMERA, THE LAST SUPPER, OBSCURED, and NIGGER, while studying film at USC School of Cinematic Arts. His sixth film, LA TIERRA DEL EXODO, played in over 90 festivals worldwide and garnered a ton of awards including Best Screenplay and Best Short Film. His film, FRANK EMBREE, took home the Grand Jury Award at Hollyshorts Film Festival and was in the Oscar competition for Best Short Live Action. His film, NIGHTMARES BY THE SEA, premiered at the Art Film Festival in Cannes and his ninth film is still on the festival circuit.
THE SLEEPING NEGRO, had its World Premiere at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, and its International Premiere at the 2021 Champs- Élysées Film Festival in Paris, France. It won the FIPRESCI Prize at IFFMH, and a VISIONARY AWARD at Cinequest. L.A. TIMES said, “Thematically, and in its magical realist flourishes, this furious meditation shares the lineage of recent films such as “Sorry to Bother You” or “Blindspotting”. SLANT MAGAZINE said, ““As befitting its title, The Sleeping Negro adopts an illusory aura throughout, aided by vibrant 16mm photography and a trancelike score. It’s clear that Myers is indebted to the aesthetic stunts performed by American auteurs like David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, and Darren Aronofsky at the turn of the century.” THE SLEEPING NEGRO was picked up for domestic and international distribution and is currently streaming on MUBI in the US and Universciné in France. His second feature, BEFORE YOU FLOAT AWAY INTO NOTHING will be released sometime in 2024/2025. Skinner is rep’d by THE GERSH AGENCY.