A Native American Wants to Dream Again in ‘Touch the Water’ Trailer

A Native American Wants to Dream Again in ‘Touch the Water’ Trailer

by Alex Billington
August 14, 2023
Source: YouTube

“He wanted me, his only daughter, to have that same connection to the water that he had.” Holt Hamilton Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama titled Touch the Water, made by the filmmaker Travis Holt Hamilton. He wrote, directed, and produced this, and is also releasing the film through his own company later this fall. When a young intern at a local Senior Day Center challenges Daisy, an accomplished elderly Native American woman to dream big, she re-evaluates her old frail body yet still strong youthful mind and sets out on a stirring quest to fulfill a life-long desire to swim in the ocean. “Come with Daisy as she sets out on a stirring journey to fulfill a life-long vision full of hope, family and truth.” The film stars Pershlie Ami as Daisy, Emeka Ukaga as Dyami, with Alex Camacho, Roz Monahan, Jan Sandwich, Ernest Tsosie III, and Dan Weisgerber. This looks like it has an uplifting message and inspiration vibe, though the performances are pretty bad and the rest of it seems super schmaltzy, too. Check it out anyway.

Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Holt Hamilton’s Touch the Water, direct from YouTube:

When a young intern (Emeka Ukaga) at the local Senior Day Center challenges Daisy (Pershlie Ami), an accomplished Native American elderly woman to dream again, she struggles to remember what it means to really dream. Can her mind and old, frail body handle the challenge? Come with Daisy as she sets out on a stirring journey to fulfill a life-long vision full of hope, family and truth. Touch the Water is written, directed, produced by American filmmaker / producer Travis Holt Hamilton (aka just Holt Hamilton), director of the movies Turquoise Rose, Blue Gap Boy’z, Pete & Cleo, Legends from the Sky, and the docs Break the Mold: The Zach Bates Story and More Than Frybread previously, plus many shorts and other projects developed by his own production company. This movie’s screenplay was consulted on by the Native American cast. This hasn’t premiered at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Holt Hamilton Films will debut Touch the Water in select US theaters starting November 3rd, 2023 this fall. Who’s interested?

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