AUTISM SPECTRUM

The Park Bench

DIRECTED BY DANIELE NIOLA
11 MIN / NARRATIVE / 2013 / ITALY

A silent Felliniesque film about a man who decides to go to the park to relax. There he finds himself in an unusual circumstance.

The Tales of the Golden Sand

SAM AND FRED GUILLAUME
23 MIN / ANIMATION-NARRATIVE / 2015 / SWITZERLAND

When Eyes invade the sweet town of Merryville, a crew of volunteers leave to find the mythical golden sand that will close the Eyes forever. These intruders soon make the city unlivable despite the efforts of an army of specialists trying to contain them under heavy cast iron plates. *This film features an entire cast of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

To My Future Child

DIRECTED BY GRAHAM KAY
4 1/2 MIN / DOCUMENTARY / 2014 / UK

Rachel writes a letter to her future children describing her experiences of caring for her big brother who is on the autism spectrum and has Down syndrome.

Track by Track

DIRECTED BY ANNA MOOT-LEVIN
15 MIN / DOCUMENTARY / 2013 / USA

Track by Track follows the story of Kendall Collins, an 18-year-old sketch artist with autism who is on the brink of adulthood.

Travels With My Brother

Directed by Christine Alexious & June Chua
16 min / documentary / 2009 / Canada

This live-action/animated documentary explores the relationship between Vas, a high-functioning autistic man, and his older sister Christine.

Uh Uh Uh

DIRECTED BY STATION 17
3:20 MIN/ MUSIC VIDEO/ 2014/ GERMANY

A music video by Station 17- a collection of improvisational musicians gathered from a Hamburg community of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Veronika

Directed by Mark Michel
7 min / documentary / 2011 / Germany / German with English Subtitles

As a child Veronkia was certified to have an IQ of zero; she has multiple physical disabilities. Nobody could imagine that she might have an alert mind.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF

DIRECTED BY MYLES TYLER-VASELL
3 MIN / DOCUMENTARY / 2017 / USA

As students in a photography group begin practicing interviewing techniques, a simple question receives surprisingly diverse and complex answers.

What Would You Change?

Directed by Anthony Di Salvo
6 min / documentary / 2013 / USA

24 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities answer the same question “If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?”

When I Die

Directed by Anthony Di Salvo
1.5 min / narrative / 2011 / USA

A poem written by Nancy Brown & Vicky Reaves and recited/performed by Nadirah McFadden. This is one in series of 13 short videos featuring poetry written by poets with developmental disabilities. Each poem is recited and performed by young adults with developmental disabilities.