Casting: "Without Skin" is a 15-minute-long short film about an adult film actor (Cassidy) who meets an adult film actress (Belle) and develops a meaningful connection on the set. However, as a result of their professions, they are unable to fully establish a relationship, leaving them feeling the full weight of their solitude.

Synopsis: Exploring themes of loneliness, desire, and the longing for comfort from another person, Without Skin contrasts the vibrant aesthetics of 90's pop culture and the adult film industry, with the brooding and decaying location of Urban Leeds (West Yorkshire, UK) to create a sense of temporal and geographical disassociation that reflects the struggles of the characters to connect to the world around them.

In a world in which human connections feel harder and harder to come by through the rise of social media, dating apps, and a crisis of identity deep within youth culture, our film reflects the world we live in today, using this backdrop to convey the melancholia that arises from the feelings of isolation we all experience.

Production States: "This is a project for both the Director (Joshua Deal) and the Cinematographer (Elisenda de Wit Roy) where they will be able to showcase their skills and own perspectives on such themes. The Director and the Cinematographer are also working as the producers for this project and have organized a developed pre-production crew (co-screenwriter, script editor, casting director, storyboard artist), production crew (1st assistant director, script supervisor, camera team working with Alexa and Super 8, lighting team, sound design, art department, runners, behind the scenes photography), and post-production crew (editor, color grading, a score from electronic band Ultramarine, publishing design for a 'making of' book, poster designer's)."