In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person, a young woman struggles to be herself, defying her small conservative community where swapping is taboo. A deeply intimate portrait of identity in transition.

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original skin
Dir. Mdhamiri á Nkemi
https://www.mdhamiri.com/

Despite the fantastical body-swapping element in its narrative, original skin resonates with audiences through the universal experience of self-discovery. Everyone reaches a point in life where they must take a hard look at who they want to become and choose their path forward. Nkemi places this introspective journey within an extreme scenario, but sometimes it's this kind of bold approach that can spark meaningful reflection in an audience. - S/W Curator, Rob Munday

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CREDITS

starring Sorcha Groundsell and Olive Gray

funded by BBC FILM and the NFTS
Head of BBC Film - Eva Yates

director - Mdhamiri á Nkemi
screenplay - Eve Hedderwick Turner
producer - Sabina Smitham
co-producer - Lennard Ortmann
EPs - Dionne Farrell, Sammy Wong, Venetia Hawkes, Jon Wardle
casting - Gemma Sykes
dp - Adam Singodia
pd - Luke Moran Morris
music - Seymour Milton
editor - Amber Saunders
sound - Adam Woodhams
costume - Charlotte VDH Richardson
hair & makeup - Annie Little
1st ad - Zhannat Alshanova
intimacy coordinator - Jenefer Odell
script supervisor - Emily Fallow
colourist - Jason Colourist @electric.theatre.collective
vfx - Zdravko ‘Zee’ Stoitchkov
poster - Jeremy Cole

Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.