With a very modest subject of CA$15,000 approximate, the independent horror movie Skinamarink (2022) has become one of those little pearls in the genre that proves that everything is possible if you let your imagination flow and you have no creative boundaries. And horror is the best genre to explore that.
Just for global information, Skinnamarink is a popular preschool sing-along song from North America. Originally titled “Skid-dy-mer-rink-adink-aboomp” or “Skiddy-Mer-Rink-A-Doo”, the initial version of the song was written by Felix F. Feist (lyrics) and Al Piantadosi (music) for the 1910 Charles Dillingham Broadway production The Echo. In Canada, the song was popularised by the children’s music band Sharon, Lois & Bram, who first released it on their debut album One Elephant, Deux Elephants, and then sang it on The Elephant Show. “Skinnamarink” became their signature song, and their next television show was named Skinnamarink TV after it. A natural ice rink at the Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground in Davisville, Toronto has been named the “Skinnama-rink” in honor of the song.
In Skinamarink (2022), two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.
This is the debut feature film of writer and director Kyle Edward Ball. The cast for the movie is formed by Jaime Hill, Lucas Paul, Ross Paul, and Dali Rose Tetreault.
In 2022, Skinamarink (2022) was part of the international film festivals Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada, TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest in Italy, and Ramaskrik Film Festival in Norway. Shudder achieved the distribution rights and released the film on January 13, 2023.
Watch the official trailer for Skinamarink (2022) here.
