Skin of Youth
A FILM BY ASH MayFAIR
PRODUCTION GRANT - FALL 2020
Skin of Youth takes place in Sai Gon 1990s, it is a love story between San, a transgender singer & Nam, an underground boxer. San works as an escort to a powerful man in a bar while Nam works as an underground dog-cage fighting, they both want to make enough money for San’s transgender operation.
After months of saving, Unfortunately San was denied her operation due to her history of suicide & depression.
That put a huge distress on their relationship that makes Nam sometimes find his comfort in a prostitute named Mimi & ends up making her pregnant.
San, when she finds out, she is angry with Nam, San goes through an enormous emotional journey, eventually she grows to accept Mimi.
The three of them thought they finally find peace but on a short holiday to the sea before Mimi's labor, Nam accidentally kills someone who tries to rob them, that consequently put him in jail.
San needs to quietly find a way to free Nam whose freedom may costs her everything she has.