PAINT AND SKIN 画与皮

This short film draws inspiration from PAINTED SKIN, a traditional Chinese tale from STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO. I have re‑interpreted it to craft a modern‑day story: A young model, desperate to break into the elite art world, enters a charm school for the wealthy to completely fabricate her credentials, background, taste, and social identity—sculpting herself into the "perfect muse."…