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Do Not Touch

An adulterer who discovers his one-night stand is now the subject of an art exhibition to which his girlfriend has tickets. He must destroy the artwork before it destroys his relationship.

  • James Newman
    Director
    Viskar I Vinden
  • Harrison Newman
    Director
    Viskar I Vinden
  • James Newman
    Writer
    Viskar I Vinden, The Chop
  • James Newman
    Producer
    Viskar I Vinden
  • Harrison Newman
    Producer
    Viskar I Vinden
  • Alex Waterhouse
    Producer
    This Way Up
  • Seann Walsh
    Key Cast
    "Ben Cooper"
    Stand Up Sketch Show, Netflix's Flinch, Live at the Apollo, Tonight at the London Palladium
  • Charlotte Hamblin
    Key Cast
    "Rachel"
    Operation Mincemeat, Downton Abbey
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Unrestricted View Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 30, 2023
    Winner Best Comedy
  • Crystal Palace Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 25, 2023
    Best Comedy Nominee
  • Camarthen Bay Film Festival
    Camarthen Bay
    United Kingdom
    May 16, 2023
    Welsh Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 16th British Shorts Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    January 19, 2023
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Directors Notes
    Online
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Wigan & Leigh Film Festival
    Leigh
    United Kingdom
    August 26, 2022
    World Premiere
    Nominated Best Young Filmmaker
  • South London Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 30, 2022
    Honourable Mention
  • Los Angeles Lift-Off
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 30, 2022
    Online Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Amsterdam Lift-Off
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    November 8, 2022
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - James Newman, Harrison Newman

The Newman Brothers are from Reading, Berkshire [UK]. They started making short films together when they were ten years old. Since then they’ve written and directed multi-award-winning comedies such as The Chop (just a writer on that one) and their debut short Viskar I Vinden.

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Director Statement

Do Not Touch is about the reaction to cheating. When I was eighteen I was cheated on, my ex had gone on a skiing holiday and slept with a Dutch skiing instructor. Whilst it was heart breaking at the time, incidents of infidelity, hearing about them on the grapevine or seeing them committed have always interested me as a topic. The gallery represents the way we judge infidelity and the end of a relationship. Because break ups are incredibly public and everyone has their own opinions; just like art.