22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 17-27, 2025

13th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 19-23, 2025

OFF THE CUFF: SKINAMARINK

Canada, 2022: 100 minutes: Alberta Premiere
Globe Cinema
Jan. 13 7:00 PM Buy
Jan. 14 7:00 PM Buy
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Globe Cinema
Fri, Jan 13 7:00 PM Buy
Sat, Jan 14 7:00 PM Buy

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On January 13 and 14, CUFF will host two Off the CUFF screenings of SKINAMARINK at Globe Cinema, as part of the film's national release. Following its world premiere at the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival, Edmonton Director Kyle Edward Ball's micro-budget horror has been a cult internet sensation, and is one of the most anticipated horror films of the year. 

Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. To cope with the strange situation, the two bring pillows and blankets to the living room and settle into a quiet slumber party situation. They play well-worn videotapes of cartoons to fill the silence of the house and distract from the frightening and inexplicable situation. All the while in the hopes that eventually some grown-ups will come to rescue them. However, after a while, it becomes clear that something is watching over them.

Live Virtual Q&A with Director Kyle Edward Ball following the screening on Saturday, January 14.

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press for OFF THE CUFF: SKINAMARINK

"The horrors of are in its ability to transport you back to your childhood home and then leave you there. Unattended, abandoned, and lost."
- Dread Central
"Films like this come along once in a generation."
- Eye for Film

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First Feature / Horror

100 minutes

credits

Director / Screenwriter:
Kyle Edward Ball

Executive Producer:
Jonathan Barkan, Josh Doke, Ava Karvonen, Edmon Rotea

Cast:
Jaime Hill, Lucas Paul, Ross Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault

Cinematographer:
Jamie McRae

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