A mother too afraid to touch her own son's skin. What haunts her worse?
Vincent suffers from a rare skin condition, where the slightest touch leaves him blistered and scarred. His mother Anna lives in constant fear of him - afraid of the harm she may cause by holding her own son's hand. When a ghost from the past tries to make contact, Anna must face her fears and find a way to connect with her son.
Acting
Maya Stange's trembling restraint says everything
Cinematography
Close-ups that feel like suffocation
Sound
Silence screams louder than dialogue
Director
Adrian Chiarella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Adrian Chiarella made this as his VCA graduation film—zero budget, maximum devastation.
The rare skin condition (epidermolysis bullosa) affects roughly 1 in 20,000 births; families often describe the exact isolation Anna exhibits.
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