Join us for the screening of this groundbreaking film about nonspeakers finding their voices and changing the course of their lives. The film will be followed by a Q&A at 2:30 with local Spellers, their families and practitioners.  Graciously sponsored by the Autism Caring Center.

Kelly a Cain

SPELLERS

4K Version - 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.” 

Documentary

Carole L. Policastro, D. Ed.

Anna Napolitano

FREE parking is available:

After 5 p.m. on weekdays and after 1 p.m. on Saturdays
All day on Sundays and major holidays.
Street parking and municipal lots are near the Theater. For patrons with mobility challenges, a short ramp connects the Theater directly to the municipal Green Street lot next door.
