The Second Skin

Name: The Second Skin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-01
Duration: 1 h 2 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Lera Vetkhova, Margo Shkalina, Mariia Lapidus

The Second Skin (2026)

1:02 (62 min)

Documentary

United States, Mexico

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Production

Sonnet

Release date

1 February 2026

Director

Mariia Lapidus

Scenario

Mariia Lapidus

Producer

Mariia Lapidus

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Actors

Lera Vetkhova

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Margo Shkalina

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Mariia Lapidus

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Short description

In an empty studio space, three female filmmakers re-enact the testimonies of the survivors of sexual violence in Russia, using stop-motion, performance and pseudo-documentary rehearsals. As their fragile and sometimes ambiguous creative process unfolds, the filmmakers become both subjects and guides, inviting viewers into a shared gesture of remembrance, grief and empathy.