SKIN Poignant drama based on true events from 1950’s apartheid South Africa November 6, 2009

SKIN
Poignant drama based on true events from 1950’s apartheid South Africa
Opens Friday, November 6, 2009 in the San Francisco Bay Area

Landmark’s Clay Theatre, 2261 Fillmore Street, San Francisco (415) 267-4893
Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $8.00 for seniors, students and children
Showtimes (valid 11/6-12): Fri-Sun at 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30; Mon-Thu at 4:30, 7:00, 9:30

Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, (510) 464-5980
Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $8.00 seniors and children
Showtimes (valid 11/6-12): Fri-Thu at 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40

Landmark’s Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA (650) 266-9260
Tickets are $9.75 for general admission and $7.00 seniors and children
Showtimes and tickets available on Tue, 11/10

Advance ticket purchase at http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets and at theatre box office:
SKIN will also be showing at Camera 3 in San Jose and Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.

Official Film Website: http://www.skinthemovie.net/

Anthony Fabian's SKIN tells a bizarre story based on the true events surrounding a black child, Sandra Laing, who is born to white parents in 1950’s apartheid South Africa. Despite this anomaly, the girl is classified as "white" but finds herself shunned by school and society alike. As a teenager, Sandra falls for a black man and is suddenly forced to choose between loyalty to her family or taking on a new identity. The film follows her thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world. SKIN serves as a stirring allegory for birthright and the assertion of one's identity in the face of oppression. But the fact that it's actually based on a true story adds an extra layer of poignancy, heightened further by superb performances by Sophie Okonedo (The Secret Life of Bees, Hotel Rwanda), Sam Neill (The Piano, Jurassic Park) and Alice Krige (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek: First Contact). SKIN finds a new way of dramatizing race, class and society in apartheid-era South Africa.

Awards and Recognition:
Best Narrative Feature, AFI Dallas International Film Festival 2009
Audience Choice Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009
Winner, Humanitarian Award, Amnesty International Humanitarian Award, Giffoni Film Festival 2009
Best Narrative Feature, Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles 2009

“A stirring allegory... Director Anthony Fabian's heartfelt attentions keep the picture on the right emotional track.” - Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

“An involving tale presented with polished straightforwardness, acted with conviction by Sophie Okonedo as well as Sam Neill and Alice Krige” - Dennis Harvey, Variety

"A remarkably accomplished first feature" - Toronto Star

The film’s running time is 107 minutes; it is rated PG-13.
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