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THE AUTISM FILM FESTIVAL

WED JULY 20th - WED JULY 27th
$10 PER EVENING - $9.00 advance purchase

WED, July 20 7:30pm

WITH EYES WIDE OPEN
International award-winning documentary about Richard Wawro, an autistic savant
artist from Edinburgh, Scotland. Dustin Hoffman viewed this film as preparation for his
role in the film "Rain Man."

THU, July 21 7:30pm

EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS:
Savant Syndrome and Autism -- Documentary examining several notable artistic
savants including Ping Lian Yeak

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: BEAUTIFUL MINDS
A Voyage into the Brain -- British documentary about notable savants
including Stephen Wiltshire, Richard Wawro and Temple Grandin

FRI, July 22 7:30 NORMAL PEOPLE SCARE ME
Acclaimed documentary co-directed by a young man with high-functioning autism,
featuring interviews with 65 people -- those with autism as well as
friends and family -- who insightfully describe their experiences and
feelings about autism.

SAT, July 23 7:30pm

TEMPLE GRANDIN the HBO DRAMA

Emmy Winner Claire Danes stars as a brilliant young woman coping with the stigma of autism at a
time when it was misunderstood. With the support of her loving family, Temple dedicates herself to
learning and becomes a famed animal behaviorist.

TUES July 26th

SIDECARS - documentary about ayoung artist with autism, JUSTIN CANHA (featured in our ARTISM: The Art of Autism exhibition)

JAM JAR -- documentary about best selling autistic author and artist DONNA WILLIAMS (featured in
our ARTISM: The Art of Autism Exhibition)

WED July 27th 7:30 PM

FLY AWAY

A powerful film directed by Emmy Award winner Janet Grillo (Autism: The Musical), FLY AWAY narrates the story of Jeanne (Beth Broderick, Bonfire of the Vanities, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy (Ashley Rickards, One Tree Hill).

Location

SoHo Gallery for Digital Art
138 Sullivan St.
New York, NY 10012
United States

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