Project Detail

Touch Wood

Synopsis

Borneo, the world’s oldest rainforest, a culture near extinction. All destroyed by a sporting event viewed by billions. Three brothers from the forest, a film crew and their activist friends become undercover investigators, following the stolen wood to its final stop: Tokyo’s new Olympic Stadium.
TOUCH WOOD plays out in the build-up to the approaching Olympic spectacle, the camera following a group of friends across oceans, through a spectrum of cultures, to reveal an honest tale of a peoples’ attempt to understand the forces behind the destruction of their home. This journey, however, is not without dangers. Spying on illegal companies has obvious risks but the alienating world they discover on the way has more sinister perils.
In this character-driven documentary, the brothers are a symbol of the exploited. The Tokyo Olympics in contrast typifies the insatiable consumer society validating this type of profiteering. Whilst highlighting these clear injustices, TOUCH WOOD provides a window into how indigenous peoples view the world that is driving so much change within their own communities. In doing so, exploring the costs of humanity’s addiction to progress and the effect it is having on the globe’s most vulnerable peoples and the ecosystems they inhabit.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 min (52 min version also available for broadcasters)
Director
Balint Revesz, Angus MacInnes
Producer
Agnes Horvath-Szabo, Andras Pires Muhi
Co-Producer
Alex Tondowski
Editor
Karoly Szalai
Screenwriter
John Appel
Director of Photography
Zoltán Dévényi
Production Designer
Viki Reka
Sound
Leo Smith
Composer
Cosmo Sheldrake
Principal cast
With contributions from: Tekwan Yeq, Cristina Yeq, Huvat Biseh, Samuel Nipaq

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Production Status

Production Company

Hungary, UK co-production

Gallivant Film

Angus MacInnes
Universal House
25-33 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RQ

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