The Skin

He was lost in the dusty basement, desperately roaming in the endless corridors full of junk, when he heard a weird noise...

  • Frédéric Roussel
    Director
  • Frédéric Roussel
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 5, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    .mov
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 30, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Frédéric Roussel

Born in Brussels, Belgium, where I live, I practice and teach Drawing. My main concern is telling, be it by ways of words alone, words and drawings, words and photos, no matter if I cross the boundaries between art fields. Feeling concerned by the intricacies image is rich of, I like to explore the ties linking pictures to words and sound. I am also fond of nature, and my stories mirror it to some extent. I love challenges, such as making films on a shoestring, in the back of a garage...

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Director Statement

This story actually happened to me, but for the skin, which was nothing else than an old piece of cloth covered with a crust of sticky dirt. When I made the shooting, I was lost in the basement of a public office building, with endless corridors full of junk. I entered a forlorn and filthy deserted room, where I met it: the skin.