The Peel

APPROPIATE

2025 / 6min.

Rating0

Genres

Animation

Synopsis

After a flat tire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies on the finger nails. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.

Directors

Nan-Tung Lin

Actors

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