| Skin Deep | |
| Director: | Midi Onodera |
| Producer: | Midi Onodera Mehernaz Lentin |
| Starring: | Natsuko Ohama Melanie Nicholls-King Keram Malicki-Sánchez |
| Music: | Kathryn Moses |
| Cinematography: | Robert MacDonald |
| Editing: | Sarah Peddie |
| Studio: | Studio D |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Skin Deep is a 1995 Canadian film directed by filmmaker Midi Onodera and starring Natsuko Ohama, Melanie Nicholls-King, and Keram Malicki-Sánchez.
Skin Deep tells the story of an award-winning director, Alex Koyama (Natsuko Ohama), who is in the process of making a film about the tattoo industry, and the love and obsession that can arise in the "skin art" culture. Conflict develops between Koyama and her lesbian lover / assistant, Montana (Melanie Nicholls-King) when Koyama hires a new production assistant, Chris (Keram Malicki-Sánchez), who is transgender and quickly becomes obsessed with Koyama.[1]
Skin Deep was written, directed, and co-produced by Onodera. It was produced in cooperation with the National Film Board of Canada, with funding from
Skin Deep was awarded the Best Feature Film: Audience Award at the 1995 Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.