SPELLERS
Hosted by Sharon Weatherspoon, Founder & Advocate for Moses Moms, USA
Virtual
When
Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDT
Price
$10.00 USD per person
Available in
Worldwide
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About the event
Moses Moms, USA Presents Movie Night At the Nett! We are "Mothers of Special Education Students" on track to become the fastest growing small life groups in America! We are excited to offer a VIRTUAL screening of the new movie SPELLERS, Sunday, April 30, 2023 from 4PM - 7PM. A dynamic panel discussion will be held immediately following the movie.
This movie screening will officially kick off our upcoming Inaugural Special Mother’s Day Experience: The RemarkABLE Run Across America! Visit our events at: MosesMoms.com
What if everything you ever thought you knew about autism was WRONG?
SPELLERS will CHALLENGE anyone who thinks non-verbal means non-thinking, non-feeling and non-capable. How we approach this population needs to change. On Your Mark, Connect, Let’s Run to See SPELLERS! Now that’s RemarkABLE!
Event Co-Host: The Nett Church, Berkmar Campus - Nations Experiencing Transformation Together!
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