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A Is for Autism

This multi-award winning film gives a short glimpse into the world of autism, composed of words, drawings, music and animation all contributed by autistic people.

Animation & Artists Moving Image 1992 11 mins Not rated

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Overview

This multi-award winning film gives a short glimpse into the world of autism, composed of words, drawings, music and animation all contributed by autistic people. Director Tim Webb's experience as an animator led him to realise that there was a quality in some autistic children's drawings that would lend itself to animation. In 1991 Channel 4 Television commissioned him to explore the possibility of making a short film for their 'Disabling World' season to give a general audience a small window into the condition of autism.

Tim Webb researched the project for a year, reading academic studies, collecting authentic work by people with autism, talking to workers professionally involved with the condition, and meeting autistic people and their families. A is for Autism was then made as an 'animated documentary' based upon contributions and collaborations with autistic people which gave them, quite literally, a voice of their own.

Original title

A is for Autism

Director

Tim Webb

Featuring

Stewart Hogg , Daniel Sellers and Justin Sutton

Genres

Animation & Artists Moving Image

Certificate

Not rated

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Autism

Accessibility

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