Without Skin

Without Skin is a short film about human relationships where Cassidy, an adult film actor, meets his co-star and develops a meaningful connection on set. However due to the nature of their jobs they can never finish exploring their relationship.

  • Joshua Deal
    Director
  • Toby Poole
    Writer
  • Joshua Deal
    Writer
  • Elisenda de Wit Roy
    Producer
  • Joshua Deal
    Producer
  • Charles Humphreys
    Key Cast
    "Cassidy"
  • Pippa Hinds
    Key Cast
    "Belle"
  • Ian Ray-White
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Elisenda de Wit Roy
    Director of Photography
  • Jack Ridler
    Film Editor
  • Fred Hiley
    First Assistant Director
  • Chloe Ali
    Script Supervisor
  • Shunning Chen
    First Assistant Camera
  • Shorouk Elkobrsi
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Shah Shaha
    Gaffer
  • Pranav Manchekar
    Spark
  • Soumya Rathee
    Sound
  • Conor Guilar
    Boom Operator
  • Hannah-Louise Martin
    Production Designer
  • Weng Anderson
    Production Design Assistants
  • Georgia Leeds
    Production Design Assistants
  • Hannah-Louise Martin
    Make-Up & Costume
  • Bobbie-Jo Glendinning
    Location Manager
  • Rachel Obermeyer
    Safeguarding
  • Rachel Obermeyer
    Casting Director
  • Molly Bailey
    Script Editor
  • Alex Lugsden
    Runners
  • Andrew Saint-Francis
    Runners
  • Sophie Wright
    Runners
  • Jack Ridler
    Colourist
  • Elisenda de Wit Roy
    Colourist
  • Elisenda de Wit Roy
    Graphic Designer
  • Jack Ridler
    Sound Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,600 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital & Super 8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.00:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - MetFilm School Leeds
  • Premiere Screening
    Leeds
    United Kingdom
    October 12, 2023
    Leeds
Director Biography - Joshua Deal

Joshua Deal is a 24 year old London born Director who has spent the last year studying an MA in Directing at MetFilm School Leeds. As the Director for this short film, he has worked closely with his screenwriting partner Toby Poole to tell a story, that expresses through the poetic powers of cinema, the sense of entrapment these character's feel within their circumstances. Through this, he hopes to convey to the audience a story that is truthful to our collective experiences in modern society.

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