TBA:20

Charles Mudede

Thin Skin

West Coast Premiere

Thin Skin is a narrative feature film directed by Charles Mudede from a script written by Charles Mudede, Ahamefule J. Oluo, and Lindy West.  It stars Ahamefule J. Oluo as “Ahamefule,” Annette Toutonghi as “Susan,” Ijeoma Oluo as “Ijeoma,” Dwayne Kennedy as “Dwayne,” and Hari Kondabolu as “Dr. Tendulkar.”

Date

September 12 | 6:30P M PDT - Thin Skin | CLOSED CAPTIONING | TICKETS/WATCH

8:00 PM PDT There will be a live Q&A with Charles Mudede, Ahamefule Oluo, and Ijeoma Oluo following the screening.

CAPACITY

750 - Available for audiences in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho only.

DESCRIPTION

Thin Skin is a true story about keeping it together when you're falling apart.

Ahamefule’s days are spent in a cubicle at a soul-sucking corporate job. His plate is overflowing with a broken marriage, the endless bureaucracy of divorce, a boss trying to lead him to the Lord, and an eccentric mother who refuses to cut ties with his ex-wife. His only solace is found at night behind a trumpet in Seattle’s jazz clubs.

After Ahamefule loses his home, his sister reluctantly offers him and his two young daughters a place to live in her small apartment, already crowded with their eccentric mother and her array of caged animals. The only family member missing from this picture is Ahamefule’s estranged Nigerian father, who suddenly resurfaces without warning. He disappeared when the children were too young to remember, and headed back to his homeland of Nigeria on a permanent vacation.

Now, after all these years, their father makes contact through a static-filled phone line. This one interaction leaves Aham heartbroken, angry, and searching for answers about his identity and desires for his own life. Just when things couldn't get worse, they do. Aham's skin begins to dissolve, as his immune system turns on him as well. Thin Skin is Ahamefule J. Oluo's true story.

Thin Skin is based on the award-winning off-Broadway hit Now I'm Fine and the This American Life story “The Wedding Crasher” by comedian and musician Ahamefule J. Oluo. The film is directed by Charles Mudede from a script written by Charles Mudede, Ahamefule J. Oluo, and Lindy West. It stars Ahamefule J. Oluo as “Ahamefule,” Annette Toutonghi as “Susan,” Ijeoma Oluo as “Ijeoma,” Dwayne Kennedy as “Wayne,” and Hari Kondabolu as “Dr. Tendulkar.” Thin Skin was shot entirely on location in Seattle, WA, through Pressing Pictures, and is produced by Jonathan Caso, Michael Seiwerath, and Jennessa West.

Artist Bio

CHARLES MUDEDE (Director, Screenwriter) is a Zimbabwean-born cultural critic, urbanist, writer, and filmmaker. He collaborated with acclaimed director Robinson Devor on the films Police Beat and Zoo, both of which premiered at Sundance. Police Beat is part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, and Zoo was presented at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. Mudede is currently the film editor for Seattle’s The Stranger.