SPELLERS
Hosted by Laura Killen
In-person
When
May 6, 4:00 PM PDT
Where
332 Kemper Crest Dr
332 Kemper Crest Drive, Newberg, OR, 97132
Price
Free Screening
About the event
Tanner has been a speller for 3 years now. When I asked him what he wanted to tell people about autism he replied on a keyboard “that we are smart”
These kids aren’t just smart, they are brilliant!
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
In my family room with drinks and snacks
other
Indoor Event