Familiar Touch

Winner
Acura Someone to Watch Award
Spirit Awards
Winner
Venice Horizons Award ~ Best Director
Venice Film Festival
Winner
Venice Horizons Award ~ Best Actress
Venice Film Festival
As sharp as it is soft, [the film] conveys both the terror of losing the life you recognize, and the intermittent, fragmented joy of finding it again.

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Familiar Touch

Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen — a dish she seems to have made many times before, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) arrives to dine with her, she mistakes him for a suitor. Their “date” takes them to an assisted living facility, which Ruth does not remember that she had previously selected for herself. Among her fellow memory care residents, Ruth feels lost and adrift, certain she has found herself somewhere she does not belong. As she slowly begins to accept the warmth and support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen), she finds new ways to ground herself in her body, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Writer-director Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth’s shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Women and Film, Aging
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Sarah Friedland
Writer(s)
Sarah Friedland
Cast
Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Andy McQueen, H Jon Benjamin
Awards:
Winner, Acura Someone to Watch Award, Spirit Awards
Winner, Venice Horizons Award ~ Best Director, Venice Film Festival
Winner, Venice Horizons Award ~ Best Actress, Venice Film Festival
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