SPELLERS - 4K Version

Hosted by Upstate NY Autism Alliance

In-person

When

Apr 30, 2:00 PM EDT

Where

Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Auditorium at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1623 15th Street, CBIS Auditorium, RPI, Troy, NY, 12180

Price

Free Screening

SPELLERS

The movie will be shown in the Auditorium Room in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at RPI. CBIS has FOUR entrances. HOWEVER, only the entrance nearest "RPI Way" will be open on Sunday. Please park in what is termed the "North Garage" or the "Academy Hall Parking Lot". You can find an RPI campus map here: https://rpiathletics.com/documents/2011/2/7/RPI_Campus_Map.pdf?id=981

PLEASE CALL 979-739-1343 OR 518-791-2703 IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE LOCATION

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