Between Optical Area and Amygdala
4 min / narrative / 2007 / Germany / (English subtitles)
filmmaker: Stefan Ringelschwandtner
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome (a form of autism) in January 2007. At that time I was 27 years old.
For adults in Germany, there is usually little chance of being correctly diagnosed with this condition.”
A deeply personal film that parallels the director’s discovery of his condition.
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