SPELLERS
Hosted by Gail Tanner
In-person
When
May 6, 3:00 PM EDT
Where
Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf
5100 Commerce Parkway, Roswell, GA, 30076
Price
Free Screening
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About the event
Please join us for the screening event of an official 2023 Phoenix Film Festival Selection - SPELLERS. This greater Atlanta area event is hosted by one of the film's executive producers, Gail Tanner. Please join Gail along with spelling practitioners, Dana Johnson and Jen Leon, as well as local community spellers benefiting from the Spelling to Communicate method of communication, for an informative Q&A session following the film screening. The film blends beautiful cinematography with heart-wrenching stories of these eight spellers and a strong message for every parent of a nonspeaker: your child can do this, too. SPELLERS also encourages teachers, schools, and therapists to wake up to the reality that we may have underestimated the abilities of more than 50 million people worldwide. Come be enlightened, encouraged and inspired!
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
Complimentary event! We welcome all members of the autism and special needs community. We encourage those who may need supportive items to bring them and we will work to accommodate movement and sensory requirements, as well. Free parking. Easy access location, close proximity to GA SR-400.
theater
Indoor Event
Wheelchair accessible
Food for sale