SPELLERS - 4K Version
Hosted by Upstate NY Autism Alliance
In-person
When
Apr 29, 1:45 PM EDT
Where
Clifton Park Library, Program Room B, 2nd Floor
475 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NEW YORK, 12065
Price
Free Screening
SPELLERS
In the Clifton Park Library, Program Room B, 2nd Floor
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
About the space
The movie will be shown on the 2nd floor of the Clifton Park Library, Program Room B. The movie will start promptly at 1:45pm
library
Indoor Event
Wheelchair accessible