Originally direct-to-video and rarely screened theatrically, SKINNED DEEP is a blood soaked, splatter filled, all-out bonkers slice of high concept, low budget filmmaking with a relentlessly frenetic energy and shot in beautiful full frame 16mm.

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A love letter to THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1 & 2) with shades of THE HILLS HAVE EYES, but with a zaniness and style all its own and incredible creature designs and practical effects from director and FX master Gabe Bartalos.

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Bartalos' pedigree in the world of practical effects is elite - having designed, sculpted, rigged, glued, and painted for the likes of Frank Henenlotter, Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper, Sami Raimi and many many more.

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Featuring Warwick Davis as Plates, the plate throwing assassin, and a character named Brain (with a giant brain head), SKINNED DEEP is simply a great time at the movies folks, and one that should definitely be experienced with a crowd!

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SYNOPSIS:
Gabe Bartalos’ mind-blowing work as an FX artist has included everything from Frank Henenlotter’s BRAIN DAMAGE and FRANKENHOOKER to Matthew Barney’s CREMASTER CYCLE. And for his 2004 debut as writer/producer/director, Bartalos created this demented horror movie about a rural clan of psychotic freaks. Warwick Davis (LEPRECHAUN) stars – with an appearance by fandom legend Forrest J. Ackerman – in this brutal TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE homage that features music by Captain Sensible of The Damned. (AGFA)

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Director and special FX wizard Gabe Bartalos will be joining us for an in-person Q&A with writer Chris Shields!

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dir. Gabe Bartalos, 2004
United States, digital projection
107 min

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7:30 DOORS
8:00 SCREENING