84 mins |
Rated
Exempt
Directed by Jerry Rothwell
Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
UK • In English
Sundance Audience award-winning documentary based on the best-selling book by a non-verbal autistic author.
Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of non-speaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. - GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL
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Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
UK • In English
Sundance Audience award-winning documentary based on the best-selling book by a non-verbal autistic author.
Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of non-speaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. - GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL