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The Sense of Touch

Name: The Sense of Touch
Director: Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo
Released: 2014
Duration: 14 min

Representation Score

7.7/10

Good

2014

Director

Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo

Runtime

14 minutes

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By featuring a Black female protagonist, the film challenges traditional homogeneity in animated romances. It highlights her internal sensory experiences, offering a progressive perspective on personal ability to act and subjectivity. However, the film adheres to a conventional romantic structure without explicitly addressing LGBTQ+ identities or broader social critiques. It still manages to disrupt typical genre conventions by prioritizing internal landscapes over external actions.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Sense of Touch have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film includes a romantic relationship between Chloé and Louis, but there is no explicit depiction of same-sex intimacy or non-cisgender identities.

How does The Sense of Touch portray gender?

Good

The story centers around a female protagonist's internal world and sensory experiences, shifting the narrative focus from external actions to her subjective emotional journey.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Sense of Touch?

Good

A Black actress plays a central role, contributing to meaningful diversity. The London setting provides a multicultural backdrop that enhances visual diversity.

How does The Sense of Touch represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative focuses on personal sensory truth rather than institutional or cultural traditions, emphasizing individual psychological reality.

Does The Sense of Touch include disability representation?

Good

The protagonist's heightened sense of touch is used as a metaphor for neurodivergence, treating her unique physiological state as a positive lens of perception rather than a deficit.

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