at the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto and has been praised by outlets like Cosmopolitan Slant Magazine for its "French New Wave" curiosity and artistic merit. Cultural Impact Skin. Like. Sun. (2009) - IMDb

Scholars often cite the film as an example of "haptic" cinema, where the camera acts as a "caressing gaze," focusing on the textures of skin and light to make the viewer feel the intimacy rather than just observe it. A Feminist Collaborative Vision The project was born from an invitation to the Stout(st)e Dromen Festival

For thirty-one days, I followed her. Not in a creepy way—at least, I told myself that. She seemed to expect me. Every day at 4:47, I’d find her at some new spot: the railroad tracks, the roof of the old water tower, the dry bed of the wash where coyotes came to drink at night. She never texted me. She never called. She just… appeared, and I appeared too, like two magnets that didn’t understand physics.

To watch this piece is to step entirely out of the modern rush. It offers a meditative look at how time can stretch when two people lose themselves in a single moment. It treats human skin not just as a physical barrier, but as a canvas for the sun and a conduit for absolute vulnerability. Skin. Like. Sun. (2009) - Letterboxd