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Skin Deep

  • Marmor (Working title)
All titles (3)
Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Drama, Love, Science Fiction | Germany

Main data

DirectorAlex Schaad
Written byAlex Schaad, Dimitrij Schaad
ProductionWalker+Worm Film GmbH & Co. KG [de], Donndorffilm [de]
DistributorX Verleih AG

Shooting data

Start of shooting21/09/2021
End of shooting22/10/2021
LocationsSchleswig-Holstein
Filming regionsGermany - Schleswig-Holstein

Project data

Film financing
Length of movie1h 43min

Cast

Trailers/Videos

  • German Trailer
  • Trailer (English)

Scenes

  • Mala Emde | Leyla (Lead)

Stills

Posters

  • German

Brief synopsis

On first glance, Leyla and Tristan seem like a happy young couple. But when they travel to a mysterious, remote island, a game of identities begins, which changes everything – their perception, their sexuality, their whole “self”. Not only is their relationship in jeopardy, they may never be who they once were again…
(Source: betacinema.com/138/pid/301/Skin-Deep)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Mala Emde		Leyla [L]
Jonas DasslerTristan [L]
Maryam ZareeFabienne [L]
Dimitrij SchaadMo [L]
Edgar SelgeStella [GS]
Thomas WodiankaRoman [SR]
Sema PoyrazMareike [SR]
Adam BousdoukosKapitän [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantIlonka Szokola
Vfx producerLukas Väth
Director of photographyAhmed El Nagar
Scuba dopUwe Steckhan
filmyard and crew		filmyard and crew
Camera operatorRaffael Firmbach
B Cam		B Cam
Additional photographyRaffael Firmbach
Gimbal system operatorGregor Blüher
Steadicam operatorFelix Lang
1st assistant cameraKatharina Elvers
5 DT A Cam Vertr., 2 DT B Cam, 4:3 anamorph		5 DT A Cam Vertr., 2 DT B Cam, 4:3 anamorph
1st assistant cameraFelix Laicher
2nd assistant cameraPhilipp Förster
Alexa Mini + Hawk Class-X		Alexa Mini + Hawk Class-X
DIT digital imaging technicianMarian Marx
Still photographerBoris Laewen
Stills & Gallery Shooting		Stills & Gallery Shooting
Casting directorUlrike Müller
Costume designerNoëmi Lara Streber
Assistant costume designerAnnika Osterrieder
Costumer / wardrobeAntonia Karnetzky
Additional costumersMeret Zürcher
4T		4T
Additional costumersMaja Pesa
5 DT		5 DT
Costume design traineeMaria-Alice Melzer
DirectorAlex Schaad
1st AD (local system)Elliot Eckmann
Script supervisorJonathan Schulz
EditorFranziska Köppel
Assistant editorMarian Marx
Trailer editorSascha Gerlach
div. Social Media Clips		div. Social Media Clips
Key gripGregor Blüher
GripSophie Gausepohl
GafferRaffael Firmbach
Best boy electricMartin Deubel
Lighting technician / electricianLeo Schwarz
Additional electricianAxel Gerling
Lighting assistantSophie Gausepohl
Key makeup artist/hair stylistAntonia Petschow
Makeup artist / hair stylistFelix Jones
ComposerRichard Ruzicka
ProducerRichard Lamprecht
ProducerPhilipp Worm
ProducerTobias Walker
ProducerRichard Lamprecht
Production designerBartholomäus Martin Kleppek
Assistant production designerCornelius Altmann
Prop masterSaskia Stoltze
Set dresserJakob Spengemann
Stand by set builderFrederik Arzenheimer
Line production coordinatorLisa Busse
Production managerAnn-Kristin Bardi
Assistant production managerTobias Königsbüscher
Unit manager (local system)Jörg Vennewald
Set manager/ floor managerVanja Windelband
Production assistantRobin Matteo Perizonius
ab 04.10.		ab 04.10.
Assistant set/floor managerAntonio Weimer
Assistant set/floor managerAna Wybkea Gutschke
Production driverMarc Jacobsen
Set runnerAntonio Weimer
Set runnerEylin Ammon
PA traineeSibel Chalkias
im Haupthaus bei Walker + Worm Film		im Haupthaus bei Walker + Worm Film
PA traineeEylin Ammon
ScreenwriterAlex Schaad
ScreenwriterDimitrij Schaad
Production sound mixerMichael Manzke
Boom operatorJörg Pakusch
SH		SH
Boom operatorMartin Gerigk
Sound designerJakob Weber
Sound designerMarco Hanelt
Foley recordistUwe Zillner
Foley artistUwe Zillner
Special effects supervisorRasmus Hirthe
für Skodock SFX		für Skodock SFX
Stuntman/womanCecilia Diesch
Stunt Double Mala Emde		Stunt Double Mala Emde

Production companies

CompanyComment
Donndorffilm [de]
Walker+Worm Film GmbH & Co. KG [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
X Verleih AG
Germany (theatrical) 2023		Germany (theatrical) 2023

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Cameras and UtilitiesReplayboys GmbH
Video and DIT Rental		Video and DIT Rental
Cameras and UtilitiesVantage Film GmbH
Finance/Law/Insuranceadag Payroll Services GmbH
Komparsenabrechnung		Komparsenabrechnung
Office Services, -Supplies, TranslationsHB-Security
Mietbüros		Mietbüros
Production ServicesHB-Security
Miettoiletten		Miettoiletten
Production ServicesHollywood Diner GmbH Filmcatering
Vollcatering		Vollcatering
Production Servicessani for set
Set Medic		Set Medic
Makeup and HairDie Maske
Maskenmobil EURO 5 + UV-C Luftentkeimer / Doppelkabine		Maskenmobil EURO 5 + UV-C Luftentkeimer / Doppelkabine
Video (Postproduction)CinePostproduction GmbH

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Mala Emde2023Jupiter Awards [de]
Beste Darstellerin (Kino) national		Beste Darstellerin (Kino) nationalNominated
Alex Schaad2023Bayerischer Filmpreis [de]
Nachwuchs-Drehbuchpreis		Nachwuchs-DrehbuchpreisWinner
Jonas Dassler2023Jupiter Awards [de]
Bester Darsteller (Kino) national		Bester Darsteller (Kino) nationalNominated
Tobias Walker2022Filmfest Hamburg [de]
Hamburg Producer Award - German cinema productions		Hamburg Producer Award - German cinema productionsWinner
Philipp Worm2022Filmfest Hamburg [de]
Hamburg Producer Award - German cinema productions		Hamburg Producer Award - German cinema productionsWinner
Walker+Worm Film GmbH & Co. KG [de]2022Internationale Filmfestspiele Venedig [it]
Queer Lion Award		Queer Lion AwardWinner
Walker+Worm Film GmbH & Co. KG [de]2022Filmfest Hamburg [de]
Hamburger Produzentenpreis - Deutsche Kinoproduktionen		Hamburger Produzentenpreis - Deutsche KinoproduktionenWinner
Alex Schaad2022ZFF - Zurich Film Festival [ch]
focus competition		focus competitionNominated
Alex Schaad2022Venice Int. Film Critics' Week [it]
Competition		CompetitionNominated
Dimitrij Schaad2022Bayerischer Filmpreis [de]
Nachwuchs-Drehbuchpreis		Nachwuchs-DrehbuchpreisWinner
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Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023GermanyFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Opening film		Opening film
2023SpainGerman Film Fest Madrid
2022GermanyBraunschweig Int. Festival
Neue deutschsprachige Filme		Neue deutschsprachige Filme
2022GermanyNordic film days
Filmforum		Filmforum
2022GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
2022ItalyVenice - International Film Critics' Week
Competition		Competition

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 02/02/2023
PremiereWednesday, 31/08/2022Filmfestival Venedig