Familiar Touch

Ruth’s (Kathleen Chalfant) memory is fading. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) comes for dinner, she mistakes him for a suitor, and their “date” brings them to an assisted living facility, which Ruth does not remember previously selecting for herself. Thanks to devoted care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen), Ruth finds new ways to ground herself in her body, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Sarah Friedland makes a “precise, funny, and deeply moving” (Variety) directorial debut with this masterful tour de force about the realities of aging.

Join us for a Q&A with Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant following the screening.