A razor-sharp masterpiece of feminist horror returns Thursday, July 24, as Marina de Van’s visceral debut In My Skin (2002) screens in a stunning new 4K restoration for Art House Theater Day.
Showtimes
Thursday, July 24
9:00pm
Ticketing
$12 /General Admission
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Feminism and New French Extremity have always been a potent mix in the hands of visionary women like Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl) and Claire Denis (Trouble Every Day). With In My Skin (2002), writer-director-star Marina de Van carved out her place among them, delivering a hypnotic and horrifying portrait of bodily autonomy and self-destruction.
The film follows Esther, a successful woman recovering from a seemingly minor leg injury, who begins to develop a disturbing obsession with her own flesh. As her fascination with pain and self-mutilation deepens, the boundaries between control, pleasure, and disintegration blur. At once beautiful and grotesque, In My Skin is body horror as feminist rebellion — a raw and unforgettable descent into the darker corners of the self.
See this cult breakthrough in a brand-new 4K restoration from Severin Films.
In French with English subtitles
Marina de Van, France, 2002, 93 mins, 4K DCP
FILM INTRODUCTION
This screening of In My Skin will be preceded by an introduction from Kyle Logan (any/all) is a film critic who has written for the Chicago Reader, ScreenAnarchy, Alternative Press, and more. Kyle is particularly interested in horror and animation, as well as genre films written and directed by queer people and women.
ART HOUSE THEATER DAY 2025
On Thursday, July 24, over 100 art houses and independent movie theaters across the country will participate in Art House Theater Day (AHTD), a celebration of the cinemas that present programming that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires. Support your local art houses—FACETS Film Forum, the Siskel Film Center, and Music Box Theatre—by seeing a movie with us any time on AHTD. Each location will be offering special AHTD swag, and don’t forget to pick up an AHTD punch card at any location: if you visit all three cinemas on AHTD and fill your punch card, you’ll get a special AHTD prize at your final stop!
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP
This special 4K restoration screening of In My Skin is presented in partnership with COLD SWEAT, our monthly series dedicated to boundary-pushing horror, thrillers, and cult cinema that leaves a mark.
