Event

THE AUTISM FILM FESTIVAL

WED JULY 20th - WED JULY 27th
$10 PER EVENING - $9.00 advance purchase

WED, July 20 7:30pm

WITH EYES WIDE OPEN
International award-winning documentary about Richard Wawro, an autistic savant
artist from Edinburgh, Scotland. Dustin Hoffman viewed this film as preparation for his
role in the film "Rain Man."

THU, July 21 7:30pm

EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS:
Savant Syndrome and Autism -- Documentary examining several notable artistic
savants including Ping Lian Yeak

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: BEAUTIFUL MINDS
A Voyage into the Brain -- British documentary about notable savants
including Stephen Wiltshire, Richard Wawro and Temple Grandin

FRI, July 22 7:30 NORMAL PEOPLE SCARE ME
Acclaimed documentary co-directed by a young man with high-functioning autism,
featuring interviews with 65 people -- those with autism as well as
friends and family -- who insightfully describe their experiences and
feelings about autism.

SAT, July 23 7:30pm

TEMPLE GRANDIN the HBO DRAMA

Emmy Winner Claire Danes stars as a brilliant young woman coping with the stigma of autism at a
time when it was misunderstood. With the support of her loving family, Temple dedicates herself to
learning and becomes a famed animal behaviorist.

TUES July 26th

SIDECARS - documentary about ayoung artist with autism, JUSTIN CANHA (featured in our ARTISM: The Art of Autism exhibition)

JAM JAR -- documentary about best selling autistic author and artist DONNA WILLIAMS (featured in
our ARTISM: The Art of Autism Exhibition)

WED July 27th 7:30 PM

FLY AWAY

A powerful film directed by Emmy Award winner Janet Grillo (Autism: The Musical), FLY AWAY narrates the story of Jeanne (Beth Broderick, Bonfire of the Vanities, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy (Ashley Rickards, One Tree Hill).