Parents guide - The Great Ephemeral Skin (Short 2012) - IMDb

Because this is an experimental/indie short film, finding it subtitled ("mtrjm") on mainstream platforms can be difficult. It has appeared on boutique film sites such as:

The Great Ephemeral Skin (Short 2012) - Parents guide - IMDb

The film's use of 16mm film and digital formats adds to its dreamlike quality, capturing the ephemeral nature of Mastrandrea's skin and the world around him. The editing, handled by the filmmakers and editor Anne Jastram, adds to the film's sense of intimacy and flow, seamlessly weaving together moments of beauty, pain, and introspection.

The inclusion of as a writer points toward the film's post-modern ambitions. Lyotard’s theories often dealt with the "libidinal economy" and the breakdown of grand narratives. In this context, the film treats "skin" and "intimacy" as ephemeral surfaces—temporary sites of meaning that cannot be fully captured or preserved by digital media. 3. Aesthetics of Closeness