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Skin for Skin

Kevin D.A. Kurytnik & Carol Beecher
2017 | 15 min

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Skin for Skin is a dark allegory of greed and spiritual reckoning set during the early days of the fur trade.

In 1823, the Governor of the largest fur-trading company in the world travels across his Dominion, extracting ever-greater riches from the winter bounty of animal furs. In his brutal world of profit and loss, animals are slaughtered to the brink of extinction until the balance of power shifts, and the forces of nature exact their own terrible price.

With nods to Melville and Coleridge, directors Kevin D.A. Kurytnik & Carol Beecher have created a visually stunning contemporary myth about the cost of arrogance and greed.

Awards and distinctions

  • Audience Award
    Conscious Cartoons International Animation Festival, Vashon
    2018
  • Special Distinction Award
    International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF), Seoul
    2018
  • Animation
    Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton
    2018
  • Best of Fest
    Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton
    2018
  • Best Overall Sound
    Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association - AMPIA, Calgary
    2018
  • Best Director, Drama Under 30 Minutes
    Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association - AMPIA, Calgary
    2018
  • Rosie Award
    Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association - AMPIA, Calgary
    2018
  • Best from Away Award
    FAVA FEST- Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta, Edmonton
    2018
  • Best Canadian Animation
    GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation, Calgary
    2017
  • Special Mention- category Best Short Film More than 5 up to 24 min
    International Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA, Espinho
    2017
  • Silver Skull Award
    Morbido Film Festival, Mexico City
    2017
  • Grand Jury Award for Best Animation
    International Film Festival, Edmonton
    2017
  • Audience Favourite, Alberta Short
    Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary
    2017
  • Best Overall Short
    Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary
    2017