Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire (2016) is an American drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Paul Dalio wrote and filmed this story from the inside — he lives with bipolar disorder himself, and that shows in how specific the film is about what the condition feels like from the inside.

Carlo and Luna meet on a psychiatric ward, both admitted in the grip of a manic episode, both poets who believe their illness is inseparable from their art. They recognize each other instantly. Their relationship ignites quickly and burns at a frequency the world outside labels a crisis. Katy Holmes and Luke Kirby lead, with Christine Lahti and Griffin Dunne in support. The film doesn't settle the question it's asking — whether the mania feeds the work or destroys it — and that honesty is what makes it land. Watch Touched with Fire (2016) online on iFILM.