"Peeling Off" is a Chapman University graduate level thesis. It is a powerful story focused on the themes of trauma, transformation, and female empowerment. "Peeling Off" is a story about a woman finding her footing with the help of a visually impaired woman after a traumatic event. The story uses body transformation to help audience visualize an internal change in our main character.


Director: Yinghui Li

Producer: Joshua Frieder

Written by: Ian Black, Yinghui Li

Cast: Lydia Kelly, Edward Gusts, Skyler Davenport

Director of Photography: Hunter Deng

Production Designer: Shantishree Patil

Editor: Chloe Brennen

Sound Designers: Aobo Huang, Yiwen Ma

Music by: Joel Santos

Colorist: Shangbai Jiang

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