second skin — amy talkington

SECOND SKIN (1998)

a short film written and directed by amy talkington
starring glenn fitzgerald and aleksa palladino

glenn fitzgerald plays "billy" a bumbling, gawky pet store worker who only has eyes for the store's most exotic creature -- a six foot snake. that is until the day a mesmerizing customer impulsively buys billy's slithery charge. an unlikely love triangle is formed as the three share a bus ride through suburban hell and survive to enjoy a moment of freedom. talkington co-wrote the script with lara shapiro.

"second skin" won numerous top festival prizes and screened at more than forty festivals, including the sundance film festival. it also sold to television worldwide including canal + france, hbo and the sundance channel.

TRT: 15 minutes, 16mm, optical sound, © 1998.

"talkington's at the top of her eccentric game in this dreamy, triangular love-story."
–guardian uk on "second skin"

"'second skin' has the off-beat mystery and visual complexity of a hitchcock thriller."
–vogue magazine

"anyone who has ever had a moment of uncertainty or a moment of triumph can easily relate to second skin's message."
–the weekender

SECOND SKIN (1998)

"talkington's at the top of her eccentric game in this dreamy, triangular love-story."–guardian uk on "second skin"

"'second skin' has the off-beat mystery and visual complexity of a hitchcock thriller."–vogue magazine

"anyone who has ever had a moment of uncertainty or a moment of triumph can easily relate to second skin's message."–the weekender

"talkington's at the top of her eccentric game in this dreamy, triangular love-story."
–guardian uk on "second skin"

"'second skin' has the off-beat mystery and visual complexity of a hitchcock thriller."
–vogue magazine

"anyone who has ever had a moment of uncertainty or a moment of triumph can easily relate to second skin's message."
–the weekender