Good Morning, I saw the movie yesterday I was so touched and moved I think millions of us can relate to this movie and I would like to purchase the book, please will you e-mail the name of the book and the author to me \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Karin Jivan

What a truly amazing story! i saw the movie two days ago and the little girl who played Sandra Laing still can't leave my mind. I am brought to tears just thinking about the movie. The actors did such an amazing job in portraying the feelings and emotions of their character. I have to rate this the number 1 movie I have seen in all my life.

I have since encouraged my entire office to see the movie rating it the highest on the scale. The little girl who plays Sandra reminds me of my daughter. When i look at my daughter i see her and i cry; thankful that she will appreciate her color but sorry that she will one day have to endure some of the same hardships Sandra endured throughout her life.

Thank you for telling this story. Thank you for touching my heart.

The people most hurt in apartheid are the colored people. The blacks were hurt yes, but since 1990 they have been the one's getting to tell their stories and they have been getting everything, while the colored people are still left behind. I speak from experience as I am a colored myself. We are still living in apartheid.

When the whites were in power, we were not white enough and the blacks are in power, we are not black enough. There is still alot of bitterness among the colord people in South Africa. And their stories must be told. Skin is just the first of 1000's of stories.

We are the children that they produced and forgot or were ashamed of.

I saw this movie yesterday with my mom,,
Waaaaaauuw this true story, i love it.
But make peace! Respect for this woman is what it's all about.

5 Stars!! Go see this movie!

ooh My God. That is one of the best movies I have ever seen, if it wasn't the best. the story and the acting were tremendously touching. I loved it , and I will recommend it to every one.
I wish I can meet with Sandra one day

Thank you for making such an important film. It has a message for all the world.

this film moved me in an inexplicable way. different emotions flowing through me and for the first time in my life, i cried during a movie.

my luck, it was dark in the cinema so my girlfriend did not see me... .

big thumbs up to Anthony and the crew members involved in telling a story of an ordinary South African so profoundly.

This movie should be a reminder to look past 'Skin' and see a 'real' person. Imagine the tragedy and trauma introduced into her life, it is interesting that she overcame a situation and a circumstance such as this. A prejudice so fierce and lackluster that bears much soul searching and examination. And life doesn't stop for anyone it moves at a fast pace until the resolution occurs. This is interesting in that in this 21st Century, the issue continues to divide us instead of allowing us to celebrate our differences.

I saw Skin in Washington DC on this past Sunday 11/22/2009, and it was a wonderful film. I went to South Africa for the first time in March 2009, and I came back with first hand experience of the racial tension there even today. (I am an African American man) I wish I could take everyone I know to see the film, as it explains so many feelings I can not convey to my friends and famliy that I experienced in South Africa.

I will definitely write a review of this film for my personal blog, and I have already sent several Twitter messaages encouraging others to see it.. I hope it helps...

Well on to my question. When will this film be released on DVD in the US? I must have a copy to add to my collection.

Excellent work by all parties involved, the acting, story line, cinematography, driecting, all done well.

I finally made it to see Skin and was very moved. As a young adult (Jr. High & High School) I protested apartheid in front of the So. African consulate on La Cienega... But seeing some of the horrors on film brings a deeper emotional understanding to the issue. Intellectually, you may "know" the injustice - but when you are given the opportunity to "feel" the injustice, you become inspired to make sure this never happens again. What is the apartheid of today? In what country? What are the scars and the leftovers of it in South Africa today? Skin is an important movie, and I'm thankful to have seen it.

I am so glad that I was able to see this film last night! The film was beautifully shot and superbly acted. It moved at a fitting pace and moved me beyond words.

As a black woman of mixed descent who has milky skin with freckles, green-blue eyes and curly hair that takes on a reddish hue, I closely identify with this story. I know the struggle of being raised as one thing, but being seen as something else. I know the frustration of not looking like my siblings and of being teased and harassed for simply being myself and that self being different.

I sincerely hope that the movie will see wide release in America as EVERYONE needs to see this film—white, black, brown, yellow—all people of all colors. "Skin" depicts very clearly how people allow appearance and outside forces to color their minds and their hearts, rather than kindness, compassion and unconditional love.

Thank you for making this film!

I saw SKIN at SRFTI Kolkata couple of hours back.An unforgettable movie.If I get a chance I'll watch it again.I wish Mr Fabian were present for the post movie Q&A session.Had lots of questions.Its remarkable how the human elements got etched on the foreground while the political affairs remained a substratum.

I went into the movie expecting a sentimental tear-fest where the bad people were very very bad and the good where almost too so to be true. It was simple, human and to the point; asking questions that permeate every culture and society. As an aspiring filmmaker, I hope to be able to make something like this one day.

This is a great film - a hugely inspiring subject which is so wonderfully directed by Tony Fabian. This film definitely has legs and I'm so looking forward to his next project on the big screen. Keep it up!
-Tara

Hi,Tony!
I'm a student from Macao who had watched the film and attended the meeting with you and Johnson.
Now I'm writing an artical about some ideas about the nature of discrimination I've got from your movie.
Best wishes!

Just let me say for the record...."I Truly Enjoyed the film "Skin"!!

Okay, I know that everyone was touched by the film cause they hardly knew what to say. I was speechless myself!! Parts of me still are.

Its soo wonderful that you were touched, outraged and every other emotion to be moved to do this film. This story is Amazing and since I'm such and Avid reader, I'm going to get a copy of the biography.

Now..back to you. Anthony, your vision is wonderful. How you told the story, Brilliant!! I appreciate the way you did show nurturing in the both Households, showed love and warmth. Something that many films involving family tend to lack (for some reason) and then the conflict.

Sophie as always..AMAZING!! Little Ella was a delight, very refreshing, open and honest in her approach!! Sam Neil and Alice Krige did wonderful portrayals of conflict. Their innerwork was Amazing. Very Strong Actors!! You showed their struggle and certain level of acceptance of the circumstances in many ways.

This film needs to be seen all over the world!! Thank you Pan African for this Wonderful Opportunity!! I would recommend this film to everyone!! ...and I have!!

I had the pleasure of attending that screening, meeting Director Anthony, and listening to a very inspirational Q&A with Sandra Laing, and I am in no doubt why this film picked up plaudits here and elsewhere...

For many, it seems this movie is being considered niche or arthouse, perhaps due to it's specific story or its South African context, but for me (as a former BA student of film, and a film industry professional for my entire adult life) this movie is as mainstream as they come in the most complimentary way. There is absolutely no reason that mass audiences around the world cannot enjoy this, in the same way that Last King of Scotland and Blood Diamond reached out - and this story needs to be told.

The film is amazing and it is great that this incredible story and person (Sandra Laing) was not wasted on a lazy filmmaker. The direction was great, the casting was flawless, and the humour throughout in an essentially heartbreaking story made it for me.

wish the best of luck with this film - i encourage you all to see it.

I saw the last screening in Santa Barbara and was so impressed with the story and how it was treated. I heard that the crowd grew from 50 the first screening to 300 at the second and then a sold out crowd at 375 at the third screening. Such a moving and poignant story and quite timely at this point in our current environment.

Please find this film and see it!

I am so glad to have watched this fabulous movie at Hong Kong Baptist University as a curious student. During my studies, I have been watching and reading materials concerning cultural segregation. What sets "Skin" apart from other movies presenting similar idea of apartheid is that the film is human oriented rather than mechanical issues like Population Registration Act, Mixd Marriages Act, Immorality Act and so forth. As a movie watcher, I am so impressed by the way how Anthony embedded these heavy issues into the movie while we would not feel like something was imposed on us. By subjectifing Sandra as a universal issue and humanizing the situation, the movie is thus more memorable and impressing.

At the same time, somehow I think that the sense of choice is very strong throughout the movie. While we, as humans, do not have choice over our skin, but then, in the movie, Sandra's father exercise his choice of re-classify Sandra's colour; Sandra chooses to marry a black and later on leaves him; and most important of all, the parents, especially the father, chooses not to see Sandra for more than 10 yeras til his death. The phrase "You've made your choice strikes me to the extent that it empowers us to carry on with our decisions yet it also signifies unforseeable consequence. I am not so sure but I belive that this sense of choice is how Anthony perceives as the future of South Africa - or Afrikaners (the sens of determination, the courage to confront and the hopes of true freedom/equality).

How about having a discussion for this film in facebook?

I had the pleasure of previewing this film and it's still in my mind 2 days afterwards. I look forward to seeing it in the cinema with friends in July!

Skin tells touching love stories through several powerful characters.

I'm impressed with how much Anthony included in this film and how well it was done.

It captures the unique beauty of Southern Africa, it's diverse cultures, it's vicious and unconscious prejudice, romance, love and tenderness in the midst of the most cruel hardships.

See it.