Snakeskin (film)

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Snakeskin is an award-winning New Zealand film directed by Gillian Ashurst. The story focuses on Alice (Melanie Lynskey) and her best friend Johnny (Dean O'Gorman), who embark on a road trip across New Zealand. Along the way they pick up a hitch-hiker named Seth (Boyd Kestner), who is on the run from a gang of skinheads (led by Oliver Driver) and a group of drug dealers. The film's New Zealand cinema release began on October 11, 2001.

[edit] Awards

2002 AFI Los Angeles Film Festival - Nominee for Grand Jury prize.^[1]
2001 New Zealand Film and Television Awards (Wins)
- Best Film
- Best Cinematography
- Best Computer Generated Images
- Best Editing
- Best Original Music (Joost Langeveld)
- Best Contribution to a soundtrack (Dave Whitehead)
- (Also nominated for: Best Actress (Melanie Lynskey), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Makeup, Best Supporting Actor (Paul Glover)).