Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just thirteen, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. Moments in the lives of each of the characters are linked by the journey of a young Japanese boy through an epic landscape; narrated passages from Naoki's writing reflect on what his autism means to him and others, how his perception of the world differs, and why he acts in the way he does: the reason he jumps. The film distills these elements into a sensually rich tapestry that leads to Naoki's core message: not being able to speak does not mean there is nothing to say.
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cBFI presents an Ideas Room, Metfilm, Vulcan Productions and Runaway Fridge production ; directed by Jerry Rothwell ; produced by Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow.
Title from disc surface.
Wide screen.
Bonus features: interview with director Jerry Rothwell ; trailer.
British Independent Film Award: Best Documentary ; Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary.
Jordan O'Donegan, David Mitchell, Jim Fujiwara.
DVD, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.; described video.
English dialogue; closed-captioned ; English subtitled (SDH) for the deaf and hard of hearing; English audio description.
