Olivia Taylor Dudley has never been afraid of the strange. From cult-favorite fantasy to sharp-edged comedy, her career has moved fluidly across genres but with Touch Me, she steps into something far more destabilizing. Premiering in the midnight sections at both Sundance and SXSW, the film resists easy categorization: part psychosexual horror, part dark comedy, part emotional excavation.
Talent: Olivia Taylor Dudley @oliviataylordudley
PhotoBook Editor-In-Chief: Alison Hernon @718blonde
PhotoBook Creative Director: Mike Ruiz @mikeruizone
PhotoBook Assistant to Creative Director: Mia Aponte @mia.aponte
Photographer: Virginia Kluiters @virginiakluiters
Wardrobe Stylist: Anica Buckson @xx_anaka_xx
Wardrobe 1st Assistant: Freddy Mèzidor @freddyourlove
Wardrobe 2nd Assistant: Claire Evelyn Obedzinski @claire.obedzinski
Set Design: Virginia Kluiters and Scott Fetterman @virginiakluiters@sandvsets
Hairstylist: Sinaïa Campora @sinaia.campora
Makeup Artist: Nikole Vega @nikolevega_
Photo Assistant + Lighting Designer: Derick Marquez @out_of_fifty
Retouching: Veranika Nadtachayeva @retouch.by.nika
Location: Velorum Studio @velorumstudio_nyc
Tearsheets by Daniel López, Art Director, PhotoBook Magazine @by_danalarcon
Interview by Emilia Stolovas @emistolovas@photobookmagazine #photobookmagazine
Cover Look:
Gown by ZHEXUAN KATHERINE HU @kath.hu
Brooch by Kat and Clarese at The Confessional Showroom NYC @katandclarese@theconfessionalshowroomnyc
Inside Look:
Corset by Erik Barshai @erikbarshai
Jacket by Menyelek @menyelek_
Ruffled Brooch by Monzlapur @monzlapur.ny
Earrings by Alexis Bittar @alexisbittar
Gloves by Kat and Clarese at The Confessional Showroom NYC @katandclarese@theconfessionalshowroomnyc
Heels by THESHY
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Olivia, Touch Me arrives in theaters after building buzz at Sundance and SXSW. What does it feel like finally releasing something this specific — and this bold - into the world?
I feel really honored to have such a wild movie premiere at these prestigious festivals. This is my second movie premiering in the midnight section at Sundance and it is honestly my favorite place to premiere a movie! I think it's so cool that these big festivals are really embracing genre, audiences really want it, and especially midnight audiences. There's nothing like the energy at a Sundance midnight premiere, a dream come true.
Talent: Olivia Taylor Dudley @oliviataylordudley
PhotoBook Editor-In-Chief: Alison Hernon @718blonde
PhotoBook Creative Director: Mike Ruiz @mikeruizone
PhotoBook Assistant to Creative Director: Mia Aponte @mia.aponte
Photographer: Virginia Kluiters @virginiakluiters
Wardrobe Stylist: Anica Buckson @xx_anaka_xx
Wardrobe 1st Assistant: Freddy Mèzidor @freddyourlove
Wardrobe 2nd Assistant: Claire Evelyn Obedzinski @claire.obedzinski
Set Design: Virginia Kluiters and Scott Fetterman @virginiakluiters@sandvsets
Hairstylist: Sinaïa Campora @sinaia.campora
Makeup Artist: Nikole Vega @nikolevega_
Photo Assistant + Lighting Designer: Derick Marquez @out_of_fifty
Retouching: Veranika Nadtachayeva @retouch.by.nika
Location: Velorum Studio @velorumstudio_nyc
Tearsheets by Daniel López, Art Director, PhotoBook Magazine @by_danalarcon
Interview by Emilia Stolovas @emistolovas@photobookmagazine #photobookmagazine
Coat by Kiki Zuo @ki_ki__zuo
Millinery by Sideara St. Claire @sideara
Top by DANIEL SILVERSTAIN @danielsilverstain
Shoes by JW PEI @jwpei_official
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