Familiar Touch (2025)
Ruth, een charmante, gepensioneerde kok, bereidt het ontbijt in haar zonnige keuken – een gerecht dat ze al vaak lijkt te hebben gemaakt, hoewel kleine en raadselachtige foutjes haar comfortabele routine nu verstoren. Wanneer haar zoon aanbelt om met haar te dineren, verwart ze hem met een aanbidder. Haar ‘date’ brengt haar naar een verpleeghuis, waarvan Ruth zich niet herinnert dat ze het zelf heeft uitgekozen. Tussen de andere bewoners in de dementiezorg, voelt Ruth zich verloren en stuurloos, ervan overtuigd dat ze ergens is beland waar ze niet thuishoort. Terwijl ze langzaam de warmte en steun van de verzorgers begint te accepteren, (her)ontdekt ze manieren om te aarden in haar lichaam en omgeving, terwijl haar geest aan een geheel eigen reis begint.
Regiseur: Sarah Friedland
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Kathleen Chalfant as Ruth |
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Carolyn Michelle as Vanessa |
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Andy McQueen as Brian |
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H. Jon Benjamin as Steve |
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Katelyn Nacon as Sophie |
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Joahn Webb as Pearl |
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London Garcia as Cynthia |
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Mike G. as Rudy |
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Sandy Velasco as Angela |
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Alison Martin as Joan |
| Production | Matthew Thurm | Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Byer | Producer |
| Directing | Sarah Friedland | Director |
| Production | Sarah Friedland | Producer |
| Editing | Kate Abernathy | Additional Editor |
| Production | Betsy Fippinger | Casting Director |
| Art | Stephanie Osin Cohen | Production Design |
| Sound | Eli Cohn | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Gabe C. Elder | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Aacharee Ungsriwong | Editor |
| Production | Marni E.J. Grossman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Regina K. Scully | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sarah Friedland | Writer |
| Production | Lauren Melinda | Executive Producer |
| Production | Abby Sher | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuval Bar-Zemer | Associate Producer |
| Production | Betsy Fippinger | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tilson Allen-Merry | Line Producer |
| Directing | Andre Marigny | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chelsea Christer | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Derek Bosworth | Key Production Assistant |
| Camera | Michelle Clementine | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Panczenko | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Khiry Loynes | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Briana Monet | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Directing | Carissa McQueen | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | James Salini | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Cedric Cheung-Lau | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Danny Green | Key Grip |
| Camera | Roneal Galang | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Jordan Stossel | Additional Grip |
| Production | David B. Lyons | Location Manager |
| Crew | Mollie Katzen | Creative Consultant |
| Art | Yiming Zhao | Art Direction |
| Art | Nick D'Agostino | Set Decoration |
| Art | Brittany Brenner | Property Master |
| Art | Steven Alfaro | Set Dresser |
| Art | Po-Yao Shen | Additional Set Dresser |
| Art | Steele O'Neal | Additional Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nan Zhou | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vikki Paschetto | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Morillo | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lauren Bates Jaffe | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lauren Bates Jaffe | Hairstylist |
| Production | Leah Shapiro | Casting Associate |
| Editing | Lindsay Huang | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Angie Rodriguez | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Eli Cohn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lucas Sanoff | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Ben Federman | Colorist |
| Sound | Jack Sasner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Maciej Rynkiewicz | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Patryk Bychoski | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Maciej Rynkiewicz | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Karolina Łatowska-Skałka | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Maciej Rynkiewicz | Title Designer |
| Visual Effects | Małgorzata Wójcik | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Patryk Bychoski | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Szymon Ruczyński | Compositing Artist |