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An exquisite drama about a woman with dementia adjusting to a transition into assisted living, as she contends with her conflicting relationship with herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.

Inspired by writer/director Sarah Friedland‘s work as a memory care worker and teaching artist to older adults, FAMILIAR TOUCH is an intergenerational production made in collaboration with the residents and care workers at a Los Angeles retirement community. The groundbreaking 'coming of old age' narrative is rooted in Ruth’s perspective underscoring how, even as Ruth’s world transforms, she remains herself.

Part of our Independent Visions strand.