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Logline

When she spends a weekend at a lake cabin with a friend she’s known her whole life, seventeen-year-old Noa learns that trust has a texture – and it peels.

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Noa spends a weekend at a remote lake cabin with Jake, a longtime family friend whose familiar affection gradually becomes invasive. After discovering that he has been secretly photographing her, Noa begins shedding strange strips of skin, while her truck becomes encased in a thick, living membrane. As Jake behaves as though nothing has changed, Noa must recognize the threat beneath their intimacy and tear herself free.

Meet the Filmmakers

Alex Jiang — Writer/Director
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alex Jiang is a writer/director/producer whose work explores the topics of identity, gender, and culture. She holds a BFA from USC School of Cinematic Arts and is currently pursuing her MFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Her short films have screened at Palm Springs International ShortFest, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival, among others. She is a participant of the Shanghai International Film Festival Director’s Lab, a recipient of the WTC Johnson Scholarship, a NYU Tisch HEAR US grantee, and a Diverso Fellowship fellow.

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