Touch Wood
Synopsis
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
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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
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Hungary, UK co-production
Gallivant Film
Angus MacInnesUniversal House
25-33 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RQ
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