SPELLERS
Hosted by Optimal Rhythms, Inc
Virtual
When
Apr 21, 3:00 PM CDT
Price
Free Screening
Available in
Worldwide
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About the event
We are excited to offer this free virtual screening of SPELLERS as a part of our Grand Re-Opening Celebration at Optimal Rhythms! Join us to celebrate our updated center, our breathtaking new mural by Ashley Nora Art, our incredible ACCESS Academy students, our dedicated families, our live panel of typers and spellers, and the global movement to #rethinkautism!
Event Participants
Ben Breaux
About the film
Inspired by the book Underestimated, the new full-length documentary SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled. As the film opening asks, “What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth—who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 23m
Released
2023
Director
Pat Notaro
Executive Producer
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Dawnmarie Gaivin, Dana Johnson, Gail Tanner
Cast
Aydan Boden, Jamie Handley, Cade Larson, Vince Rinicella, Madison Hollman, Evan Tastor, Elizabeth Bonker, Sid Sarathy