Familiar Touch
August 16 – August 21, 2025 · view days & times
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
2024 | NR | 1 hr 30 mins
Directed by: Sarah Friedland
Featuring: Kathleen Chalfant, Carolyn Michelle, Andy McQueen, H. Jon Benjamin
Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen — a dish she seems to have made many times before, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) arrives to dine with her, she mistakes him for a suitor. Their “date” takes them to an assisted living facility, which Ruth does not remember that she had previously selected for herself. Among her fellow memory care residents, Ruth feels lost and adrift, certain she has found herself somewhere she does not belong. As she slowly begins to accept the warmth and support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen), she finds new ways to ground herself in her body, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Writer-director Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth’s shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective.
Saturday, August 16
(11:15 a.m.)Monday, August 18
(4:15 p.m.)Tuesday, August 19
(3:15 p.m.)*Half-Off Tuesdays
Wednesday, August 20
(1:15 p.m.)Thursday, August 21
(1:15 p.m.) . 5:00 p.m.*Ages 25 and under & senior discounts apply at the box office only.
Schedule
- Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 11:15 AM 08/16/2025 11:15 AM 08/16/2025 02:15 PM 15 Familiar Touch https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17566/familiar-touch/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
- Monday, August 18, 2025 @ 4:15 PM 08/18/2025 04:15 PM 08/18/2025 07:15 PM 15 Familiar Touch https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17566/familiar-touch/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025 @ 3:15 PM 08/19/2025 03:15 PM 08/19/2025 06:15 PM 15 Familiar Touch https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17566/familiar-touch/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025 @ 5:00 PM 08/20/2025 05:00 PM 08/20/2025 08:00 PM 15 Familiar Touch https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17566/familiar-touch/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
- Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 1:15 PM 08/21/2025 01:15 PM 08/21/2025 04:15 PM 15 Familiar Touch https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17566/familiar-touch/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
- Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 5:00 PM 08/21/2025 05:00 PM 08/21/2025 08:00 PM 15 Familiar Touch https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17566/familiar-touch/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY
Venue Information
Frank Banko Alehouse CinemasArtsQuest Center
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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