The mesmerising soundtrack, which conveys the intense sensory worlds of the five young autistic people featured, is by award-winning composer, Nainita Desai. This is a game-changing documentary, probably the most beautiful and powerful film about the lives of non-speaking autistic people ever to be released. Leo Capella, one of our autistic colleagues and reviewers, was also taken on as a consultant to develop the educational resources which accompany the film. Later in the process, we were absolutely delighted to be invited to see and give feedback about the first cut of the documentary. We kept in contact with them over the years until, in 2019, we were able to host the first consultation group to help with the development of their film. We first met producers Stevie Lee and Jeremy Dear, who feature in the documentary with their autistic son Joss, at the end of 2014 when they began their research. The film has been a long time in the making and we’ve been delighted to be part of this journey, with its fantastic and passionate production team. It was then translated by Keiko Yoshida and her husband, author David Mitchell, and published in the UK in 2013. The film is based on the memoir of Japanese autistic writer Naoki Higashida, first published in Japan in 2007. The phenomenal award-winning documentary The Reason I Jump, directed by Jerry Rothwell, goes on UK release on 18 June.
By consulting on scripts, our autistic and expert reviewers are able to help writers and producers steer clear of stereotypes about autism and ensure autistic characters are realistic and fully rounded, not one-dimensional caricatures. It’s why we choose to work with directors, producers and actors on productions that feature autistic lives. Gift Aid and making your donation go furtherĪt the National Autistic Society, we recognise that mainstream films, primetime TV dramas and documentaries have immense power to change public perceptions.
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