Films by Annebeth Jacobsen

Germany 2021, 52 min
by Annebeth Jacobsen

Touch is the basis of all life. A touch can be nurturing and protective, reassuring and comforting, it can be electrifying and sensual. The sense of touch is the first sense that an embryo develops long before it is able to see, hear or smell. A human that is not touched, withers – emotionally and physically. But touch can also be hurtful, painful, frightening or revolting. Here lies the great dilemma of touch: We all long for it, but fear it at the same time. In the cultural history of mankind,