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Twitch
10 minutes Drama / IndieFlix Official Selections
A young girl fears her mother's illness is contagious.
Intended Audience: Teen
A Slamdance Grand Jury prize winner and Student Academy Award finalist, TWITCH portrays a young girl torn between two worlds: caring for her disabled mother and escaping into the world of adolescence with her new boyfriend.
TWITCH has screened in over 200 film festivals worldwide, won a dozen international awards, and is currently airing on IFC, Channel Thirteen and Skandinavia TV.
Directed by Leah Meyerhoff
TWITCH was largely inspired by events from my childhood. My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis shortly before I was born and I grew up having to take care of her. I have been interested in this mother-daughter role reversal for some time, and made the decision early on to cast my actual mother in the film. By bringing as much real-life experience to the film as possible, I hope to create a more raw emotional experience for the viewer.
- Directed by: Leah Meyerhoff
- Written by: Leah Meyerhoff
- Produced by: Sean Warner
- Run Time: 10 minutes
- Release Date: 2005
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Country:
United States of America
- Intended Audience: teen
- Website Twitch
Written by Leah Meyerhoff
Produced by Sean Warner
Cast
Emma Galvin:
Toni Meyerhoff:
Peter Corrie:
Naomi Schneider:
Sarah Bradley-King:
Robert Hancock:
Leah Meyerhoff:
Sean Warner:
J.R. Roberts:
Hans Ten Broeke:
Kevin McGarry:
Lori Engels:
Craig Johnson:
Iris Young:
Jiff Cambell:
Michael Burke:
Josh Winkler:
Oskar Ness:
Tom Gosser:
Chris Amundson:
Jeremy Curtin:
Rusty Osgood:
Tin Fan:
Dominique Lettiere:
Emily Goodwin:
Jeni Wolowic:
Rachel Weiler:
James West:
Carlos Zerzan:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College awards (aka the student Emmys) -- Honorable Mention (Won)
Chicago International Film Festival
Woodstock Film Festival
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival -- Best Student Film (Won)
Milan International Film Festival
5th Annual Westchester Film Festival -- Best Director (Won)
Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Corner
Harry M. Warner Film Festival -- Best Short (Won)