The Feeler (film)

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The Feeler
Directed by Colleen Murphy
Produced by Elizabeth Yake
Starring Randy Hughson
Victoria Snow
CinematographyChristophe Bonnière
Production
company
Release date
  • August 1995 (1995-08)(MWFF)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Feeler is a 1995 Canadian short drama film, directed by Colleen Murphy. [1] The film stars Randy Hughson as Danny, a blind man who must rely on his sense of touch to navigate the world, and Victoria Snow as Lina, a care worker who comes to read books to him. [2]

The film premiered at the 1995 Montreal World Film Festival, and was later screened at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]

It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996. [4]

References

  1. "At Press Time". Playback , September 11, 1995.
  2. Tom McSorley, "The Feeler". Take One , Winter 1996.
  3. Peter Goddard, "Film success means merger talk at film centre". Toronto Star , September 9, 1995.
  4. Christopher Harris, "Greyson's Lilies leads Genie field Film with all-male cast gets 14 nominations". The Globe and Mail , October 17, 1996.