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