Cloud Boy: An Autistic Journey(2021)

Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage(fi)

For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.

Blu(it)

A wind strike, a splash of water and an accomplice look. Will they be enough to change the life of a child?

Spectrum: A Story of the Mind(en)

A documentary about autism and sensory perception that features live-action and animated segments.

Spectrum(it)

Loop(en)

A non-verbal, autistic girl and a chatty boy are partnered on a canoeing trip. To complete their journey across an urban lake, they must both learn how the other experiences the world.

My Name Is Nathan(en)

A little boy troubled by a paper bird - Quote : "I am alone in my gondola, I am trapped in the sky, My name's Nathan, I don't like the real"

Locked(en)

April 2nd is the Autism Awareness Day and therefore Jacob Frey thought he'd share one of the first video projects he created. In 2006 Jacob Frey applied at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam and as an application exercise had to create a video to "being locked in a room". His skillset back then was very limited and he just started to dive into video software. Even though Jacob Frey got accepted to their course he instead decided to gamble and wait for the application results at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Luckily he managed to get one of the few spots and started his path towards becoming an animator.

A Is for Autism(en)

An animated documentary short made by people with autism.

Who I Am(en)

'Who I Am' follows a transgender teen who is also autistic. Research shows that people who are neurodivergent are more likely to be trans or gender diverse, but little is known about why. The story is told through observational moments, intimate reflections from the whole family, and Aether’s own original animated characters, The Fallens, coming to life.

Lo specchio di Lorenzo(it)

Papercut(en)

A small nick from the page of her book would take a young girl on a journey through time and space.

Bill and Bunny(sv)

Bill is on cloud nine. He has just become a big brother to the lovley Bolla. At first she seems like any other toddler, curious, jovial and sweet. But as the months turn into years and Bolla continues to live in a world of her own, it becomes clear that she is not quite like other children. Based on the book by Gunilla Bergström, creator and author of the Alfons Åberg (Alfie Atkins) books.

Hole(en)

Mo is an adult with autism spectrum disorder who spends a lot of time in their brain. Today, a hole started following them.

Duda Não Quer Ouvir O Parabéns!(pt)

Handbook for Gardening(fr)

Aria gives birth to a son Leo. The happy event turns into a nightmare, when she becomes aware of how different he is as he shoots Prickly branches from his body.

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love(en)

A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, the boy turns out to autistic. Unhappy with the diagnoses and treatments available, they decide to work out their own therapy program for their son.

Nell(en)

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.

Ezra(en)

Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives.

Benny & Joon(en)

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

L'enfant de la nuit.(fr)

A mother struggles so that her young autistic son can have a life like any child of his age.