Skin Can Breathe
(11 min, USA, 2022)
HBO MAX APA Visionaries Short Film Competition Winner - currently available to stream on MAX.
HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection
NEWFEST - Official Selection
MONTAUK FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection
SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection
“THE SHORT LIST: NYC FILM SCHOOL SHOWCASE” @ METROGRAPH
“Skin Can Breathe” is a lyrical short film about a boy coming-of-age and coming-of-worlds. It is about our longing to understand our own complex network of identities that gets very confusing very fast when they collide with one another.
Writer/Director/Producer: Chheangkea
Cast: Peter Som, Matt Zhang, Sopheap Som
Producers: Karen Madar, Jason Maselle
Assistant Camera: Charlie Theobald
Gaffer: Ajai Vishwanath, José Manuel Vélez
Grips: Kaitlyn Busbee, Sara Balghonaim
Colorist: Ayumi Ashley
Assistant Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Production Design: Lexx Onigbanjo
Music: Adam Weiss