Touch
A Short Film
25 minutes / Israel / 2019.
Writer & Director
A dark romantic comedy in the age of social media. Adele is an aggressive, self-conscious 17-year-old girl who spends most of her time "trolling" (i.e. insulting) her classmates online. When she is hit on by another internet troll, Uri, they flirt until he urges her to send a picture in which she is actually visible. But instead of sending her own picture, Adele sends Uri a picture of a random pretty girl from Syria – sparking another unexpected relationship.
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Produced with the Support of Makor Foundation for Israeli Films and Gesher Multicultural Film Fund.
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For public screenings and lectures, see more details here​.
Nominations & Awards
Awards
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (US, 2020) - Best of NFMLA - Best Short Foreign Film, Comedy
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Asiana International Short Film Festival (South Korea, 2020) - Grand Prize - International Competition
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Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (Israel, 2020) - Audience Choice Award, Most Promising Director Award (Indie competition)
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deadCenter Film Festival (US, 2021) - Special Jury Award
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Moscow Shorts (Russia, Nov. 2019) - Best Film & Best Screenplay
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Accolade Global Film Competition (US, March 2020) - Award of Excellence, Special Mention
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SHORT to the Point (Romania, March 2020) - Best Narrative
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Short Film Factory (Romania, May 2020) - Best Short Film
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Carmel International Short Film Festival (Israel, 2020) - Best Narrative Short
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Nominations​
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Palm Springs ShortFest (US, 2020) - Nominated
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Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel, 2019) - Best Short Film
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Huesca International Film Festival (Spain, 2020) - Finalist, International Short Film Competition
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Galway Film Fleadh (Ireland, 2020) - Nominated
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ifva Awards (Hong Kong, 2020) - Finalist - Asian New Force
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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (US, 2020) - Best Narrative Short Film
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International Izmir Short Film Festival (Turkey, 2020) - Best Fiction Short Film
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Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival (Spain, 2020) - Short Film Competition
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BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival (Colombia, 2020) - Collections Competition
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Warsaw Jewish Film Festival (Poland, 2020) - Nominated
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Stony Brook Film Festival (US, 2020) - Nominated
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Friss Hús Budapest Intl' Short Film Festival (Hungary, 2021) - Nominated, International Competition
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Discover Film Awards (UK, 2021) - Nominated (TBD)
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Official Selections​
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Defy Film Festival (US, 2020) - Official Selection
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Washington Jewish Film Festival (JxJ) (US, 2020) - Official Selection
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rolling ideas (Romania, 2020) - Official Selection
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River Film Festival (Italy, 2020) - Official Selection
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Minikino Film Week (Indonesia, 2020) - Official Selection
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Near Nazareth Festival (Israel, 2020) - Official Selection
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Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg (Germany, 2020) - Official Selection
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Lublin Film Festival (Poland, 2020) - Official Selection
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Torino Short Film Market (TSFM) (Italy, 2020) - Official Selection
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Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (UK, 2021) - Official Selection
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Article about winning the grand prize at Asiana Festival #1 (Korean)
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Article about winning the grand prize at Asiana Festival #2 (Korean)
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Deadline - NewFilmmakers L.A. & AMPAS Reveal Lineup For 2021 Israeli Film Festival
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts (Oscars.org) - NFMLA Israeli Virtual Cinema Program
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Cultural Treasures - Touch Screen: Romantic Comedy Genre Contested by Globalization and Social Media
Links
Full Movie on Vimeo
English subtitles embedded.
Credits
Cast: Neta Roth, Itamar Moalem, Alma Dalal, Uri Bar, Hila Salman
Written and Directed by: Nir Berger
Producer: Leah Tonic
Cinematographer: Rani Avidan
Editor: Noy Barak
Original Score by: Nami Melumad
Sound Designer: Shahaf Wagshall
Line Producer: Maya Foguel
Art Director: Omer Harel
1st AD: Eyal Tzadik
Costume Design: Elina Margolin
Sound Recording: Zohar Cheppa
Casting: Shira Florentin
Gaffer: Ftian Ibrahim
Make-Up Artist: Noam Ben Moshe
Opening Song: "I Got That Boom" by The Pom-Poms