Familiar Touch is a 2024 American drama film, written, directed, and produced by Sarah Friedland in her narrative feature directorial debut.

It had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2024, where it won the Lion of the Future, and the Orizzonti section Best Director and Best Actress prizes.

[2] Billed as a coming of (old) age film, Familiar Touch follows an octogenarian woman (Kathleen Chalfant) as she transitions to life in assisted living contending with her relationship to herself and her caregivers while dealing with cognitive decline.

[3] Principal photography took place at the Villa Gardens retirement community in Pasadena, California, with residents participating in a filmmaking workshop and acting in the film.

[6] Familiar Touch had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2024, in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section,[7] where director Sarah Friedland won the Luigi de Laurentiis Lion of the Future prize for best first film, alongside the Best Director award, while Kathleen Chalfant won the Best Actress award.