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Skin draws them in
Mon, 01 Feb 2010
Skin, the true story of Sandra Laing, the black woman born to white Afrikaner parents during South Africa’s apartheid regime, was the number one film at the local Cinema Nouveau art house circuit on its first weekend of release (22 -24 January), earning R194,151. As at 28 January, Skin had made R288,000.
Directed by Anthony Fabian, the film is on an 11-print release in selected cinemas around South Africa. It is performing very well compared to other films in the same genre. The Oscar-nonimated Yesterday accumulated R150,000 during its first weekend, Disgrace R100,000 and Amelia (with Richard Gere and Hilary Swank) R150,196.
Skin has already won 16 awards from around the world, including the Audience Award for Best Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, Best Narrative and Best Jury Awards at the Pan African Film Festival, Audience Award at the Afrika Film Festival, Belgium, Audience Award at the AFI Dallas, Best Feature Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival 2009, and Circle Audience Award at the Film Fest DC - Washington DC.
British Oscar-nominated Sophie Okonedo, who plays Sandra Laing, was recently nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Black Reel Awards 2010, which spotlight the best African-American performances in theatrical, independent and television films. Skin has also been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards nominations in the Best Foreign Film and Best Actress categories. The Black Reel Awards winners will be announced on 12 February and the NAACP Awards on February 26th 2010.
Skin follows Sandra’s 30-year old journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world - and triumphs against all odds. Sam Neill and South African-born Alice Krige play Sandra’s parents. Skin is currently screened at the following cinemas: Cape Town - V&A Waterfront Cinema Nouveau and Cavendish Nouveau; Durban - Gateway Nouveau; Johannesburg - Bedford View Nouveau, Cedar Square Nouveau, East Rand Mall (Ster-Kinekor), Rosebank Nouveau, Maponya Mall (Ster-Kinekor), Westgate (Ster-Kinekor), and Pretoria - Brooklyn Nouveau, Wonderpark (Ster-Kinekor). For tickets visit www.sterkinekor.com during the week of release.
The film was produced by Anthony Fabian, Genevieve Hofmeyr and Margaret Matheson, and directed by Anthony Fabian. The film’s release in South Africa is supported by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), The History Channel, Ster-Kinekor, United Independent Pictures (UIP), and Mail & Guardian.
In addition to the movie SKIN, the documentary on Sandra Laing’s life called SKIN DEEP premiered on The History Channel (254 on DSTV) on Sunday January 24th at 20:30.
For more information on Skin visit www.skinthemovie.net
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