THE REASON I JUMP

THE REASON I JUMP

Winner's Circle
82 min

Based on the groundbreaking book written by Naoki Higashida when he was only 13 years old, this extraordinary film takes viewers on a sonic dive into the interior worlds and fascinating daily experience of the lives of five nonverbal autistic young people. Luminous and exquisitely wrought, this sensitive and empathic multi-portrait offers a highly cinematic portal into a rich human experience that will be new, profound, and illuminating for many.(Courtesy of Kino Lorber).  

Winner: World Cinema Documentary Competition Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director Jerry Rothwell and Subjects Benjamin McGann & Berta McGann.

DOC NYC Live event: Happened on Friday, Nov. 13 at noon ET on Facebook Live – Novelist David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas) talks to filmmaker Jerry Rothwell about his award-winning film about the lives of nonverbal autistic young people.

Director: Jerry Rothwell, Jerry Rothwell
Executive Producer: Stewart Le Marechal, Jonny Persey, Peter Webber, Jody Allen, Paul G. Allen, Rocky Collins, Jannat Gargi, Ruth Johnston, Carole Tomko, Lizzie Francke, Stewart Le Marechal, Jonny Persey, Peter Webber, Jody Allen, Paul G. Allen, Rocky Collins, Jannat Gargi, Ruth Johnston, Carole Tomko, Lizzie Francke
Producer: Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow, Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
Cinematographer: Ruben Woodin Dechamps, Ruben Woodin Dechamps
Editor: David Charap, David Charap
Music: Nainita Desai, Nainita Desai
Language: English, English
Country: USA, UK, USA, UK
Year: 2020
Publicist: Cinetic Media, Cinetic Media
US Distributor: Kino Lorber
Autism
Closed Captioning
Health and Wellness
Youth

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