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The Slightest Touch

    • Director

      Rachel Fleit

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Trevor Birney,
      Claudine Farrell,
      Colin Farrell,
      Rachel Fleit,
      Frank Marshall,
      Eimhear O'Neill.

    • Principal Cast

      Emma Fogarty,
      Colin Farrell.

  • Category

    Documentary

Emma Fogarty who lives with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a rare and extremely painful genetic condition that leaves her skin so fragile it blisters and tears at the slightest touch. As she turns 40, the age doctors predicted she would never reach, she takes up an offer from her long-time friend, Colin Farrell, to complete the Dublin Marathon together, with Farrell pushing her wheelchair for the final few miles. The Slightest Touch follows their lives and the enduring friendship that has sustained them through the years.

World premiere: Dublin International Film Festival, 28 February 2026

102 minutes, Ireland, UK, USA, 2026, Colour


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