![]() Kevin asks Kaylee where she thinks their father is, to which she replies that she does not know. They hear an unexplained thumping noise and find a chair standing upside-down on the ceiling. They awaken to find the house still dark. Kevin suggests they sleep downstairs, where they watch cartoons on a television. Some time later, the two siblings wake up in the middle of the night to find that their father has seemingly disappeared and that the windows, doors, and other objects in their house are gradually vanishing as well. The father calls someone and tells them that the hospital didn't need to give stitches and he only hit his head. ![]() Kevin is then taken to a hospital and brought back home. ![]() In 1995, four-year-old Kevin injures himself in what his six-year-old sister Kaylee says is a sleepwalking episode. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who characterized it as drawing upon experiences of childhood fear, though it received a polarized response from audiences due to its controversal content. The film was a box office success, grossing $2 million over a $15,000 budget. Skinamarink received a theatrical release in the United States and Canada via IFC Midnight on January 13, 2023, and was released on the horror streaming service Shudder on February 2. ![]() Due to a technical issue, one of the festival platforms allowed a copy of the film to be leaked online the film then garnered attention on social media apps and websites like TikTok, Reddit, and Twitter, where it attracted word-of-mouth acclaim. It premiered at the 26th Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on July 25, 2022, and went on to screen at other film festivals, including some that offered at-home viewing options. Skinamarink was shot on digital in Ball's childhood home in Edmonton, Canada. His 2020 short film Heck was developed as a proof of concept for Skinamarink. Prior to the production of Skinamarink, Ball ran a YouTube channel where he would upload videos based on nightmares recounted by commenters. The film follows two children who wake up during the night to discover that they cannot find their father, and that the windows, doors, and other objects in their house are disappearing. Skinamarink is a 2022 Canadian experimental supernatural horror film written and directed by Kyle Edward Ball in his feature directorial debut.
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