The Skin I'm In (film)

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The Skin I'm In
Directed byBroderick Fox
Produced byLee Biolos
Broderick Fox
StarringBroderick Fox
Rande Cook
Zulu
CinematographyBroderick Fox
Edited byBroderick Fox
Music byRonit Kirchman
Release dates
  • March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08) (Byron Bay Film Festival)
  • October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Skin I'm In is a 2012 autobiographical documentary film that was produced, directed, shot, and edited by American filmmaker, scholar, and professor Broderick Fox. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Byron Bay Film Festival and had its United States premiere at the Arizona International Film Festival,[1] where it was awarded a Special Jury Award for Best Personal Filmmaking.[2] The Skin I'm In will be released for stream and download on October 1, 2013 through The Orchard.

Cast[edit]

  • Rande Cook[3]
  • Broderick Fox
  • Zulu

Production[edit]

Fox was inspired to create the film after an incident in 2005 where Fox was discovered on some subway tracks in the Berlin subway with head trauma and a blood alcohol level of 0.47.[4] The incident prompted Fox to document his personal journey to explore himself, spirituality, and his art.[4] The film was shot in five countries and includes collaborations with Canadian first nations artist Rande Cook and African-American artist Zulu to create a full back tattoo to memorialize the journey.[5]

Reception[edit]

The Times Colonist gave a favorable review for The Skin I'm In, praising Fox for his honesty in the film and stating that the collaboration with Cook and Zulu was one of the film's highlights.[6]

Soundtrack[edit]

The Skin I'm In
Film score by
Ronit Kirchman and Broderick Fox
Released2012
GenreSoundtrack, instrumental
LabelWild River Records

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Ronit Kirchman. In order to assist her with the creation of the score, Kirchman was named a 2012 Sundance/Time Warner Fellow in film composition, which gave her some financial support towards the soundtrack's recording and performance.[7] Kirchman later performed a live remix set of the score for The Skin I'm In as part of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."0.47"Ronit Kirchman1:12
2."Future Ancestors (Suite)"Ronit Kirchman2:34
3."Ether Body"Ronit Kirchman1:02
4."OCD"Ronit Kirchman1:52
5."The Unbelievable Lightness of Boyhood"Ronit Kirchman1:25
6."Silence = Death"Ronit Kirchman0:39
7."Talking Around Pictures"Ronit Kirchman1:39
8."Back and Blueprint"Ronit Kirchman1:20
9."Pain Game"Ronit Kirchman1:48
10."Disappearing Body"Ronit Kirchman1:13
11."From Berlin With Love (Suite)"Ronit Kirchman3:33
12."Thrill Me"Ronit Kirchman2:17
13."Intimacy, Meet Rick"Ronit Kirchman2:03
14."Whatever (feat. Broderick Fox)"Ronit Kirchman3:03
15."The End in the Beginning"Ronit Kirchman2:28
16."The Power of Choice"Ronit Kirchman2:00
17."Numinous Newness"Ronit Kirchman0:50
18."A Woman Knows"Ronit Kirchman1:02
19."I See Myself"Ronit Kirchman1:21
20."The Big Party (feat. Broderick Fox)"Ronit Kirchman5:07
21."Thirsty for Heroes"Ronit Kirchman1:44
22."Now!!!"Ronit Kirchman1:04
23."True Mirrors"Ronit Kirchman0:48
24."Embodied (to Live Life Is to Be Free)"Ronit Kirchman2:01
25."Fuck It"Broderick Fox1:43

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conversations with Richard Fidler". ABC Radio. March 8, 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ^ "2012 Arizona International Film Festival Awards". Arizona International Film FEstival. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ^ Cayer, Colin (January 30, 2013). "Victoria Film Festival preview: The Skin I'm In". Monday Magazine. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Gomez, Adrian (Dec 5, 2012). "Film Captures Intensely Personal Story". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ Melloy, Kilian (April 30, 2012). "Review: The Skin I'm In at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival". Edge: Miami, Florida. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ Reid, Michael D. (January 30, 2013). "Broderick Fox's honest exploration of body issues has its Canadian debut". Victoria Times Colonist.
  7. ^ "Seven Sundance Institute | Time Warner Foundation Fellows Selected for 2012". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Ronit Kirchman: Concert Music". Ronit Kirchman Music. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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