Don't Touch the Bump!

Most Flew South

December 2020 •English

A devastating plague has wiped out half the population of New York City, leaving it in a perpetual state of emergency. After years of lockdown, a young man, Paul, puts on his hazmat suit and ventures into the abandoned streets to meet Justine - a woman with whom he has developed a romance online, but never met. Paul has dreamed about this day, but doing this in reality is something else entirely. Will they be able to overcome their anxieties - and is it worth the risk?

The Siren

June 2023 •French

November 1980. Southern Iran. We are at the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war. Abadan, the capital of the Iranian petrol industry resists the repeated assaults of the Iraqi army, but is soon under full siege. Omid, a 14-year-old boy, has stayed back in the city, with his grandfather, waiting for his elder brother to come back from the frontline. Along with Omid, we discover several other uncommon characters, each one having stayed for a personal reason. Each one resisting in his own way. But as the Iraqi siege of the city hardens, Omid has to quickly find a way to save those he loves.

Girls & The Party

February 2021 •English

While preparing for the anticipated summer party in a cramped bathroom, Mercedes navigates her blossoming desires.

Touchy Feely

September 2013 •English

Abby is a sought after massage therapist and a free spirit, while her brother Paul thrives on routine, running a failing dental practice with his assistant and daughter Jenny. Suddenly, Abby develops an aversion to bodily contact, which not only makes her unable to do her job, but also severely affects her relationship with her boyfriend. As Abby navigates her way through an identity crisis, her brother's dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”

Matta and Matto

October 2023 •

In a dystopian world where touch is forbidden, Matta and Matto offer refuge to the lonely at Hotel Vaip. In the deceptive labyrinth of mind-bending rooms at their transient hotel, deepest desires are fulfilled and surpassed, but this comes at a price.

Embrace

May 2024 •English

A blind choreographer returns to the rehearsal room after years away. Dealing at the same time with the gradual loss of her visual memory, she must reconnect with touch in order to communicate with her dancers.

Touch: The Forgotten Sense

Invalid date •English

The Knowledge of Healing

May 1997 •German

A documentary film about Tibetan traditional medicine.

Serviced

June 2019 •English

Serviced explores touch based service businesses including cuddling, erotic massage, sex surrogacy and sex work. Meet the men who have foregone the 9-5 grind or are adding on a side-hustle service-based job. From cuddling to sex work we're looking at the world's oldest profession with eyes wide open.

Touch

October 2020 •English

What happens when two hands touch? How close are they like? And how can proximity be measured, and even more so, in times of a pandemic and distancing? We think we touch things, that we can take other people by the hand, but physics tells us quite another story.

Aimatiró Vivlío

Invalid date •English

A 30 second short film made in reference to Adult Swim bumps, with a horror twist.

A TTouch of Magic for Cats

January 1994 •English

Help your cat's physical mental and emotional well-being by learning how to do many of the circular TTouches, lifts and slides. A relaxed cat is a happy and healthy cat! The TTouch® can help correct undesirable habits, improve focus, promote healing, and create a closer relationship between you and your animal.

I Promessi Sposi - Opera Moderna

September 2010 •Italian

The Loneliness of Lizards

November 2022 •German

Ralph suffers from burnout. And is a reptiloid. A film crew portrays the once successful businessman in his cluttered apartment and investigates the question of whether Ralph is really a lizard man who seeks world domination, or a lonely, confused man who is really just looking for love and attention.

Loveable

September 2024 •Norwegian

Maria (40) strives to balance parenthood and a demanding career while her second husband, Sigmund, frequently travels for work. As the strain of competing needs takes its toll, their marriage begins to unravel. Despite Maria’s desperate efforts to salvage their relationship, Sigmund eventually informs her of his desire for a divorce, forcing her to confront her deepest fears. This revelation propels her into a torrent of grief, anger, and unconscious memories from her own past. Maria eventually realizes that part of the key to understanding her situation lies in her relationship with her own mother and her internal self-image. Through a deeper confrontation with her mother, she finally connects with herself in a way she never knew she lacked. When she meets her husband for a conversation, the pain of abandonment is no longer the same.

Whale

September 2022 •English

Fleeing her violent husband, a mother seeks refuge at a Women's Shelter with her teenage son leading to complications and ending in violence.

A Sour Tale Of Wrath In The West

February 2023 •English

A disgruntled ex-soldier has tracked down his war-weary Confederate Captain from the Civil War, vengeful for his fallen comrades' deaths. What they don't know is that the Union are also interested in seeing Wyatt dead...

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

December 2024 •English

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

B.O.Y. - Bruises of Yesterday

September 2024 •Danish

A 16-year-old boy who spend summer with his grandparents falls in love with an older young man but when tragedy strikes, he falls into a dark hole of self-harm, lust, and loneliness.

Stillness

November 2023 •English

A photographer comes to take remembrance portraits for a family who have just suffered a stillbirth.