Skin and Bone

Offical Selection

Kos International Film Festival

"Skin and Bone" was selected to play at the Kos International Film Festival in Ippokratis, Greece in September 2010! This film festival focuses on health care and accepts both narrative and documentary work. Kos is the birthplace of Hippocrates and is the perfect setting for this important festival!

WINNER at the Awareness Film Festival

The Merit of Awareness award was given to "Skin and Bone" by the Awareness Film Festival that takes place in Los Angeles in 2010.

WINNER SkyFest Film Festival

"Skin and Bone"won the Cetificate of Excellence from the SkyFest Film & Script Festival in 2010!

WINNER at the COMMFFEST Film Festival

"Skin and Bone" was an official selection, and the winner of best Comedy or Drama over 30 minutes for the 2009 COMMFFEST (Global) Community Film Festival in the vibrant city of Toronto, Canada! The festival's main objective is to "engage in a dialogue of social issues and cultural exchange through the powerful language of film in all genres." That reflects our own philosophy of filmmaking, and we could not be more excited to know people are watching and enjoying our movie!

World Festival Premiere

"Skin and Bone" was an official selection for the 2009 Rainier Independent Film Festival situated in the lush foothills of Mount Rainier in Washington State. Philip and Lucy attended the screening and took part in a Q&A about the film. It was very well recieved by both healthcare workers and laypeople alike. The festival features fiercly independent films and is run incredibly well by Win and Sarah Whittaker.

Reviews & Interviews

"As dramatic as any episode of ER, this powerful little film rings much more true than any television medical drama. Alternately nerve-wrackingly intense and funny, writer/director and costar Philip Magcalas has created a touching and thought-provoking film about the health care field." -Cary Conley, Rogue Cinema - Read the Review Here, and our Interview by clicking Here!

"Magcalas has crafted an honest, authentic and emotionally satisfying short film that transcends its modest budget on the strength of Magcalas's insightful script and his equally insightful ensemble cast." -Richard Propes, The Independent Critic - 3 1/2 Stars out of 4!!! Read the Review Here

Critic's Choice

The double feature of the rough cut of "Skin and Bone" with Milk and Cookie Production's first film "The Quarter-Life Crisis" at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA was chosen as the Pick of the Week at the Boston Globe!