Emma Fogarty 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. HBO Documentary Films presents THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH, a Fine Point Films and Chapel Place Productions, in association with The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Original Films, Deshe Capital LLC, The deNovo Initiative, Union Editorial, Northern Ireland Screen and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. Directed and produced by Rachel Fleit; produced by Claudine Farrell, Colin Farrell, Trevor Birney, Eimhear O’Neill, and Frank Marshall; executive produced by Aly Parker, Tony Rosenthal, Alexandra Bowen, Ori Eisen, Michael Raimondi, Katherine LeBlond, and the Deshe Family; executive produced Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Niamh Fagan; co-executive produced by Dawn Bonder, Daniel J. Chalfen, and Marci Wiseman.
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