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A very belated thank you to Film Independent (@filmindependent) for honoring “Your Touch Makes Others Invisible” and director Rajee Samarasinghe with the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award for Truer Than Fiction.
We haven’t posted much since then, but we are so grateful for the life the film has continued to have over the past few months, and for all the festivals, spaces, writers, programmers, friends, and audiences who have screened, supported, and spent time with it. We’re excited to keep bringing the film to new audiences.
We’re screening tonight in Los Angeles with Shadow Kitchen (@shadowkitchen_la) at Coaxial Arts (@coaxialarts) at 7pm. Link to tickets in bio. Come hang out with us!

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its 3rd & 4th Los Angeles screenings at @vidiots on January 16th and 17th, 2026.
Director Rajee Samarasinghe (@rajeesamarasinghe) will be in attendance for post-screening discussions.
📍 Vidiots (@vidiots)
🗓️ December 16, 2025 | 7:30PM
*Director Q&A.
📍 Vidiots (@vidiots)
🗓️ December 17, 2025 | 3:45PM
*Director Q&A.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!
Poster Design by Yanyu Dong (@narcissusmirror)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its 3rd & 4th Los Angeles screenings at @vidiots on January 16th and 17th, 2026.
Director Rajee Samarasinghe (@rajeesamarasinghe) will be in attendance for post-screening discussions.
📍 Vidiots (@vidiots)
🗓️ December 16, 2025 | 7:30PM
*Director Q&A.
📍 Vidiots (@vidiots)
🗓️ December 17, 2025 | 3:45PM
*Director Q&A.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!
Poster Design by Yanyu Dong (@narcissusmirror)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its 3rd & 4th Los Angeles screenings at @vidiots on January 16th and 17th, 2026.
Director Rajee Samarasinghe (@rajeesamarasinghe) will be in attendance for post-screening discussions.
📍 Vidiots (@vidiots)
🗓️ December 16, 2025 | 7:30PM
*Director Q&A.
📍 Vidiots (@vidiots)
🗓️ December 17, 2025 | 3:45PM
*Director Q&A.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!
Poster Design by Yanyu Dong (@narcissusmirror)

We’re thrilled to announce that director Rajee Samarasinghe is a nominee for the 2026 Truer Than Fiction Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards for YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE! @filmindependent
Gratitude to the entire team and to everyone who has supported the film on its journey!
Stay tuned for upcoming screenings…

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its second Los Angeles showing at @now_instant on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 7:00pm. Director Rajee Samarasinghe (@rajeesamarasinghe) will be in conversation with Holly Stanton (@hollystanton).
📍 Now Instant Image Hall (@now_instant)
🗓️ December 11, 2025 | 7:00PM
Opening Short Film: LOTUS-EYED GIRL (2023)
*Director in attendance for screening + Q&A.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!
Please Note: Seating is limited. Box Office opens thirty minutes prior to the listed showtime.
Poster Design by Yanyu Dong (@narcissusmirror)

✨ LA Premiere ✨
YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its Los Angeles premiere at @lafilmforum on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 7:30pm (@2220arts).
📍 Los Angeles Filmforum (@lafilmforum @2220arts)
🗓️ November 23, 2025 | 7:30PM
Opening Short Film: THE EYES OF SUMMER (2020)
*Director in attendance for screening + Q&A. (@rajeesamarasinghe)
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now! Hope to see you there!
Poster Design by Yanyu Dong (@narcissusmirror)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will screen in the Human Rights Dox competition at DokuFest (@dokufest) in Prizren, Kosovo!
📍 Dokukino
🗓️ 3 August 2025 | 12:30
📍 Kino Oborri
🗓️ 6 August 2025 | 22:00
For tickets and info visit: dokufest.com
#srilanka #tamil #srilankan #documentary #documentaryfilm#dokufest #kosovo #southasian #humanrights

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will screen in the Human Rights Dox competition at DokuFest (@dokufest) in Prizren, Kosovo!
📍 Dokukino
🗓️ 3 August 2025 | 12:30
📍 Kino Oborri
🗓️ 6 August 2025 | 22:00
For tickets and info visit: dokufest.com
#srilanka #tamil #srilankan #documentary #documentaryfilm#dokufest #kosovo #southasian #humanrights

Our film “all the love I could handle” will be screening at @americanblackfilmfestival this summer!!! Saturday, June 14th in Voices of Culture. Link in bio 🎟️
I am very grateful we were able to use her very art form to explore the memory of my grandmother, pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins, and the sacrifices she made to leave her legacy behind. This film is a love letter to my brilliant, resilient, and fearless mother. To all mothers who are artists, all artists who are mothers, and to the child inside all of us still asking to be seen!!
“all the love i could handle is a re-imagining of the filmmaker’s mother’s young diary, unraveling the raw complexities of motherhood, artistic ambition, and the enduring sacrifices women have to make as mothers and artists. Based on the true family story of pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins (Losing Ground, 1982).”
Made by the best crew out there 💌
Starring: @yasirlafond Breanna Williams & @officialsebrinapurcell
Written & Directed by: @rubyrosecollins
Produced by:@iskope @amesjward @ej__9000 Maggie Corona Goldstein, Solomon Turner @hellobenjaminfilms
Co Producer: by @akacatalina
Associate Producer: @ellis.richmond
Assistant Directors: @sofieroses @yea_fool
Director of Photography: @gemmadollgrossman
Editor: @aneesayaasmeen
Composer: @nylaesmith
Production Design: @wilertilson @anniening @zorasc
Costume Design: @colettelathan
Assistant Camera: @sophiegemelasdp @lilnessyvonne James Bragg
Gaffer: @kpatelcine
Key Grip: @ondres3000 Tim Curtin
G&E Swing: Jose Caldera, Danny Green
DIT: @softboyhardJoshua Johnson
Sound Recordist: @paulmasonaudio
Wardrobe Asst: @whitelowgetlow
HMU, SPFX: @mckenzie__mua
Sound Design: @paulmasonaudio @nateflaks
Re Recording Mix: @nateflaks
VFX: @vfx_papi
Colorist: Allister Arnold @fotokem_la
& so many more.
Fiscally sponsored by @creativevisionsfoundation
#kathleencollins

Our film “all the love I could handle” will be screening at @americanblackfilmfestival this summer!!! Saturday, June 14th in Voices of Culture. Link in bio 🎟️
I am very grateful we were able to use her very art form to explore the memory of my grandmother, pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins, and the sacrifices she made to leave her legacy behind. This film is a love letter to my brilliant, resilient, and fearless mother. To all mothers who are artists, all artists who are mothers, and to the child inside all of us still asking to be seen!!
“all the love i could handle is a re-imagining of the filmmaker’s mother’s young diary, unraveling the raw complexities of motherhood, artistic ambition, and the enduring sacrifices women have to make as mothers and artists. Based on the true family story of pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins (Losing Ground, 1982).”
Made by the best crew out there 💌
Starring: @yasirlafond Breanna Williams & @officialsebrinapurcell
Written & Directed by: @rubyrosecollins
Produced by:@iskope @amesjward @ej__9000 Maggie Corona Goldstein, Solomon Turner @hellobenjaminfilms
Co Producer: by @akacatalina
Associate Producer: @ellis.richmond
Assistant Directors: @sofieroses @yea_fool
Director of Photography: @gemmadollgrossman
Editor: @aneesayaasmeen
Composer: @nylaesmith
Production Design: @wilertilson @anniening @zorasc
Costume Design: @colettelathan
Assistant Camera: @sophiegemelasdp @lilnessyvonne James Bragg
Gaffer: @kpatelcine
Key Grip: @ondres3000 Tim Curtin
G&E Swing: Jose Caldera, Danny Green
DIT: @softboyhardJoshua Johnson
Sound Recordist: @paulmasonaudio
Wardrobe Asst: @whitelowgetlow
HMU, SPFX: @mckenzie__mua
Sound Design: @paulmasonaudio @nateflaks
Re Recording Mix: @nateflaks
VFX: @vfx_papi
Colorist: Allister Arnold @fotokem_la
& so many more.
Fiscally sponsored by @creativevisionsfoundation
#kathleencollins

Our film “all the love I could handle” will be screening at @americanblackfilmfestival this summer!!! Saturday, June 14th in Voices of Culture. Link in bio 🎟️
I am very grateful we were able to use her very art form to explore the memory of my grandmother, pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins, and the sacrifices she made to leave her legacy behind. This film is a love letter to my brilliant, resilient, and fearless mother. To all mothers who are artists, all artists who are mothers, and to the child inside all of us still asking to be seen!!
“all the love i could handle is a re-imagining of the filmmaker’s mother’s young diary, unraveling the raw complexities of motherhood, artistic ambition, and the enduring sacrifices women have to make as mothers and artists. Based on the true family story of pioneer filmmaker Kathleen Collins (Losing Ground, 1982).”
Made by the best crew out there 💌
Starring: @yasirlafond Breanna Williams & @officialsebrinapurcell
Written & Directed by: @rubyrosecollins
Produced by:@iskope @amesjward @ej__9000 Maggie Corona Goldstein, Solomon Turner @hellobenjaminfilms
Co Producer: by @akacatalina
Associate Producer: @ellis.richmond
Assistant Directors: @sofieroses @yea_fool
Director of Photography: @gemmadollgrossman
Editor: @aneesayaasmeen
Composer: @nylaesmith
Production Design: @wilertilson @anniening @zorasc
Costume Design: @colettelathan
Assistant Camera: @sophiegemelasdp @lilnessyvonne James Bragg
Gaffer: @kpatelcine
Key Grip: @ondres3000 Tim Curtin
G&E Swing: Jose Caldera, Danny Green
DIT: @softboyhardJoshua Johnson
Sound Recordist: @paulmasonaudio
Wardrobe Asst: @whitelowgetlow
HMU, SPFX: @mckenzie__mua
Sound Design: @paulmasonaudio @nateflaks
Re Recording Mix: @nateflaks
VFX: @vfx_papi
Colorist: Allister Arnold @fotokem_la
& so many more.
Fiscally sponsored by @creativevisionsfoundation
#kathleencollins

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its New York premiere this Wednesday at Prismatic Ground (@prismaticground), paired with the newly discovered short PALESTINE WILL WIN.
📍 Anthology Film Archives (@anthologyfilmarchives)
🗓 April 30 | 6:30 PM
Director Rajee Samarasinghe in attendance for screening + Q&A.
For tickets and info visit: prismaticground.com
@inneyp
#prismaticground #anthologyfilmarchives #yourtouchmakesothersinvisible

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its New York premiere this Wednesday at Prismatic Ground (@prismaticground), paired with the newly discovered short PALESTINE WILL WIN.
📍 Anthology Film Archives (@anthologyfilmarchives)
🗓 April 30 | 6:30 PM
Director Rajee Samarasinghe in attendance for screening + Q&A.
For tickets and info visit: prismaticground.com
@inneyp
#prismaticground #anthologyfilmarchives #yourtouchmakesothersinvisible

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE is headed to the Bay Area as a Centerpiece Documentary at CAAMFest (@caamedia) this year!
📍 SFMOMA (@sfmoma)
🗓 May 10, 2025 | 12:30 PM
Director in attendance for screening + Q&A.
For tickets and info visit: CAAMFest.com
See you there!
#CAAMFest #SFMOMA #yourtouchmakesothersinvisible

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE is headed to the Bay Area as a Centerpiece Documentary at CAAMFest (@caamedia) this year!
📍 SFMOMA (@sfmoma)
🗓 May 10, 2025 | 12:30 PM
Director in attendance for screening + Q&A.
For tickets and info visit: CAAMFest.com
See you there!
#CAAMFest #SFMOMA #yourtouchmakesothersinvisible

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE is headed to the Bay Area as a Centerpiece Documentary at CAAMFest (@caamedia) this year!
📍 SFMOMA (@sfmoma)
🗓 May 10, 2025 | 12:30 PM
Director in attendance for screening + Q&A.
For tickets and info visit: CAAMFest.com
See you there!
#CAAMFest #SFMOMA #yourtouchmakesothersinvisible

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE is headed to the Bay Area as a Centerpiece Documentary at CAAMFest (@caamedia) this year!
📍 SFMOMA (@sfmoma)
🗓 May 10, 2025 | 12:30 PM
Director in attendance for screening + Q&A.
For tickets and info visit: CAAMFest.com
See you there!
#CAAMFest #SFMOMA #yourtouchmakesothersinvisible

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its Swiss premiere today at the 39th Festival International du Film de Fribourg (@fiffribourg), featured in their “New Territory” section dedicated to Sri Lankan cinema.
Catch the film at:
📍March 25, 20:15 (Arena 7)
📍March 27, 13:00 (Arena 7)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its Swiss premiere today at the 39th Festival International du Film de Fribourg (@fiffribourg), featured in their “New Territory” section dedicated to Sri Lankan cinema.
Catch the film at:
📍March 25, 20:15 (Arena 7)
📍March 27, 13:00 (Arena 7)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its Swiss premiere today at the 39th Festival International du Film de Fribourg (@fiffribourg), featured in their “New Territory” section dedicated to Sri Lankan cinema.
Catch the film at:
📍March 25, 20:15 (Arena 7)
📍March 27, 13:00 (Arena 7)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will have its Swiss premiere today at the 39th Festival International du Film de Fribourg (@fiffribourg), featured in their “New Territory” section dedicated to Sri Lankan cinema.
Catch the film at:
📍March 25, 20:15 (Arena 7)
📍March 27, 13:00 (Arena 7)

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will be the opening film at the 20th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (@berwickfilmfest), where it will have its UK premiere as one of the New Cinema Award winners on March 27th!
#srilanka #documentary #sinhala #tamil #srilankancivilwar #southasian #cinema #filmfestival #asiancinema #srilankan #tamilcinema

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will be the opening film at the 20th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (@berwickfilmfest), where it will have its UK premiere as one of the New Cinema Award winners on March 27th!
#srilanka #documentary #sinhala #tamil #srilankancivilwar #southasian #cinema #filmfestival #asiancinema #srilankan #tamilcinema

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE will be the opening film at the 20th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (@berwickfilmfest), where it will have its UK premiere as one of the New Cinema Award winners on March 27th!
#srilanka #documentary #sinhala #tamil #srilankancivilwar #southasian #cinema #filmfestival #asiancinema #srilankan #tamilcinema

Missoula, here we come! Excited to be pitching #ArtificialHorizon with @iskope @hellobenjaminfilms at @bigskydocshop this February ❄️🏔️✨
@bigskydocfest

Missoula, here we come! Excited to be pitching #ArtificialHorizon with @iskope @hellobenjaminfilms at @bigskydocshop this February ❄️🏔️✨
@bigskydocfest
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