Explore our detailed review of Sarah Friedland’s Familiar Touch, a heartfelt movie on dementia, aging, and memory.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actress Kathleen Chalfant and director Sarah Friedland about their new film, "Familiar Touch," following an elderly woman adjusting to life at an assisted living facility.

Familiar Touch is transcendent in its ability to take a challenging topic and fill it with hope, depth, and emotion from ...

Sarah Friedland's directorial debut, Familiar Touch, is a visually striking but shallow exploration of dementia.

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A critical aspect of the film’s success is the dynamically nuanced performance of Kathleen Chalfant as our mentally shape-shifting protagonist Ruth. Her work onscreen is remarkable and innately subtle ...

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Watch it again, and you may be surprised by how funny it is, and, compared with modern action movies, how contemplative.

“Familiar Touch,” which sees Chalfant acting alongside the real inhabitants of an assisted living community, is a series of ...

Mainly known for his voiceover work in animation, Benjamin proves himself as a skilled physical performer, especially in a ...

The film—which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, winning best debut, best director, and best actress in the Orizzonti section—explores dementia and identity through Ruth (the regal, ...

Friedland and cinematographer Gabe Elder kept the lens at Ruth’s eye level, echoing the posture of a care worker kneeling to ...