“Everyone was telling us we were insane,” Noah says. “No one was going to take a risk on two unproven nobodies… Except Ed Harris…”
Three months after their homeless father died in jail, twin filmmakers, Logan and Noah Miller, cornered Ed Harris in an alley outside the Castro Theatre and pitched him on their autobiographical movie, Touching Home. Nine days later Harris called and wanted the role.
Not only did the self-taught Miller Brothers write, produce, and direct Touching Home, but they also star in the movie alongside Harris and fellow Oscar nominated actors Brad Dourif and Robert Forster.
“Ed was the only actor we wanted to play the role of our father,” Logan says. “We read in the local newspaper that he was going to be honored at the San Francisco Film Festival, and decided to go meet him.”
“Everyone was telling us we were insane,” Noah says. “No one was going to take a risk on two unproven nobodies… Except Ed Harris…”
Touching Home is a coming of age story about a homeless father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue professional baseball. It is a courageous and honest portrayal of a family fighting to overcome the pain of wasted years and the crushing forces of addiction.
When Clint Winston loses his athletic scholarship and Lane Winston is released from the Minor Leagues, the brothers return home and work at a rock quarry with their father, Charlie, an outcast living in his truck in the woods. Alcohol and gambling have stripped Charlie of his dignity, self-respect, and relationship with his sons. The American Dream has left these people far behind and this bitter reality both frustrates and inspires these young men.
An homage to the forgotten working class, the film showcases Ed Harris at the height of his powers.
Touching Home is the debut feature from producer/writer/directors Logan and Noah Miller. The cast includes Academy Award nominated actors Ed Harris, Brad Dourif, and Robert Forster with Lee Meriwether, Evan Jones, Ishiah Benben, and Logan and Noah Miller.
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Saturday Oct. 3rd – 3:30 Emerson Theatre – Q & A to follow.
“Touching Home” Sponsors
- Brett Tudsberry
- Coldwell Banker RCI Realty
- Nicole & Josh Cormany
- Metlife Home Loans
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I’m putting this on my “must see” list!
This is one of the most amazing stories of the year. I can’t wait for the show. Great job to The Bro’s