ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
High Touch is a story about human connection in the wake of modern capitalism, and the fleeting clarity that accompanies serious illness. Karlie Hustle redefines success after a life-altering cancer diagnosis, only to emerge from treatment isolated from her community support system in a global pandemic.

SYNOPSIS
Karlie Hustle navigates motherhood and the music industry in New York City, all while battling breast cancer. She’s weathered by chemotherapy and surgeries, but also by years as a participant in late capitalism’s trappings. A habitual work martyr, Karlie learns to accept help from others and reprioritizes her life in order to survive.

A community of Karlie’s “angels” band together to support her and her family through a year of chemo and surgeries. Within months of receiving a clean bill of health, a global pandemic ensues. While the world falls through the cracks of failing systems, Karlie grapples with surviving one disease, only to be faced with the harsh realities of another.

PROJECT TYPE Documentary Short

DIRECTOR Karlie Hustle
PRODUCER Dan Eason