Familiar Touch
(Narrative)World Premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, Orizzonti Competition.
Winner of the Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film, Best Director, and Best Actress in Orizzonti Competition.
Familiar Touch is a coming of (old) age film. It follows an octogenarian woman’s transition to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting desires and self-narratives amidst her shifting age identity and memory.
Credits
Writer/Director: Sarah Friedland
Producers: Alexandra Byer, Matthew Thurm, Sarah Friedland
Principal Cast: Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, Andy McQueen, H. Jon Benjamin
Cinematographer: Gabe C. Elder
Production Designer: Stephanie Osin Cohen
Editor: Aacharee "Ohm" Ungsriwong
Casting Director: Betsy Fippinger
Sound Designer: Eli Cohn
Creative Advisor and Food Consultant: Mollie Katzen
Contact: alexandra@rathausfilms.com