Familiar Touch

Sarah Friedland’s insightful feature debut follows an octogenarian woman’s transition to life in an assisted living facility as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires. The remarkable Kathleen Chalfant’s sensitive central performance and Friedland’s constant centering of Ruth’s own experience and perspective as she adjusts to this disorienting new stage of life imbue this coming-of-(old)-age story with uncommon dignity. FAMILIAR TOUCH takes on a challenging subject and creates a film filled with love and compassion.

Winner of the Someone to Watch Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards

Infinitely tender…

– Vulture