Touch
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NOMINATED - BEST PICTURE
2020
United States
97 mins
Chinese
Feature Film Competition
| Aleksandra Szczepanowska | |
| Aleksandra Szczepanowska | |
| Yang Jun (Zhang Hua), Jianwei Yuan (Bai Yu), Aleksandra Szczepanowska (Fei Fei) | |
| Explicit Sexual Situations; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations; Implied Violence |
Fei Fei, a married Caucasian western woman living in China suddenly meets Bai Yu, a Chinese blind masseur. Against all odds, Bai Yu and Fei Fei come together in an intense love affair. When Fei Fei pulls away from the affair, Bai Yu grows obsessive, possessive, possessed. Finally, the characters find the demons they’ve created can only implode in a clash of mixed desires and violent impulses.
About the Director
Aleksandra Szczepanowska is a New York-based filmmaker. Prior to Touch, her first narrative feature, she wrote/directed/produced short films with her artistic partner Jean Luc Ormieres, including Let it Ring, which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2013, as well as Naked Soles, a mystery drama shot in Paris, sponsored by UniFrance, which won Best Short Film on Polish FilmWeb in 2012.
Reviews
“Touch” Interrogates Social Transgression to Nightmarish Consequences – Winter Film Awards, by Amelia Moriarty
Touch Review – Matts Movie Reviews
Film Review: A Sensual ‘Touch’ in China – RogerCatlin
Touch Review – Film Threat, by Bobby LePire
Movie Review: Aleksandra Szczepanowska’s ‘Touch’ with lust and fatal attraction! – GH Movie Freak, by Tony Asankomah
Touch Review – 4 Stars – Film Authority
Touch Movie Review: Eastern and Western Culture Clash in Erotic Thriller – TV Fanatic, by Carissa Pavlica
It’s Touch and Go in Steamy Drama – Film Frenzy, by Matt Brunson
Interviews
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Awards
2020 December, Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival (Brazil) – Best Feature
2020 LA Femme Film Festival (USA) – Best Feature
2020 NYC Independent Film Festival (USA) – Best Feature
2020 NYC Independent Film Festival (USA) – Best Director
2020 Toronto Women Film Festival (Canada) – Best Producer
2021 Beloit International Film Festival (USA) – Best Screenplay
