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| Tue, 04-10-2007 - 5:00pm |
** This Film is part of the Tribeca film festival ladies. I was not able to cut and paste the pictures and info but check out www.tribecafilmfest.com for more info on it.
Rina
ABOUT THE FILM
Ten years ago, Autism was a relatively rare disorder, diagnosed at one in 10,000 kids. Today, only a decade later, it impacts one in 166 children in America.
AUTISM: THE MUSICAL is a dynamic and intimate look inside the lives of several families whose children are Autistic. We follow these children over the course of six months, as they create, prepare and then perform a live musical play on stage. Led by an intrepid acting coach who is herself the mother of an Autistic child, our team of children defies their diagnosis. As we follow them on their journey, we not only better understand the nature of what Autism is, but celebrate the joyful spirit of each child.
Incorporating gripping home video footage that literally catches the moment when these children mysteriously slipped away into an isolated world of neurological entrapment, AUTISM: THE MUSICAL documents the parents' valiant fight to reel them back. Once these children step out of their inner worlds, they learn to work together … and even to play. When we see the children experience joy, friendship or pain, it is both intensely surprising and deeply moving.
The term Autism is derived from the Latin root “auto”, or “self”. The dysfunctional brain and nervous system of Autistic people traps them in their own self-absorption, limiting their ability to take in what the world offers and to communicate back. Surprisingly, over time, our children move from chaos to collaboration, rising to not only express their own inner lives of self-awareness, which for years the medical community assumed they did not have, but to connect with each other. AUTISM: THE MUSICAL, joyfully documents their triumph.

Wow, I wish I could be there to see this. It's right up my alley!
We have something similar in our area. There's a local doctor who works with both CP kids and spectrum kids and he directs an annual musical. They've done Annie, Jr./Guys and Dolls, Jr./Music Man, Jr. They use "affected" kids (could be any disability, Downs, ASD, CP, etc.) to play the roles and "non-affected/NT" kids to serve as mentors for those who need the most help. It's really inspirational, and the kids do an amazing job.
Amy