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A young girl fears her mother's illness is contagious.

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


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  • Directed by Leah Meyerhoff
  • Written by Leah Meyerhoff
  • Produced by Sean Warner
  • Running Time 10 min
  • Release Date 2005
  • Country United States of America
  • Content Rating Intended Audience: teen
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Directed by Leah Meyerhoff

Written by Leah Meyerhoff

Produced by Sean Warner

Cast Emma Galvin:
Toni Meyerhoff:
Peter Corrie:
Naomi Schneider:
Sarah Bradley-King:
Robert Hancock:
Crew 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:
Slamdance International Film Festival -- Grand Jury Award (Won)
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)

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.

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