SPELLERS
Hosted by Maria Mutnansky
In-person
When
Apr 30, 2:00 PM EDT
Where
Elyria Community Church of the Nazarene
1107 Clemens Avenue, Elyria, OH, 44035
Price
Free Screening
About the event
After 26 years our son Zach began to learn to spell to communicate. This amazing movie is about 8 spellers who are changing the way the world views non-speaking or unreliably speaking Autistic people. What we learned about Zach through S2C blew our minds, and changed what we thought about autism. We believe it will change your mind, too.
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
It was important for me to make this a free event. I am covering the licensing fee because it is THAT important to me. Please come and enjoy the documentary!
faith-center
Indoor Event
Wheelchair accessible