Comedy Against the Odds(NaN)

Benny & Joon(en)

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

Being There(en)

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.

Die Eisbombe(de)

A family in eco-fever. The Schuhmann Weils are radical environmentalists and mother their 19-year-old son like a small child. One day, when a chunk of ice hits the family home and the family seek shelter in a bomb shelter, Tom seizes the opportunity to escape to freedom and self-determination...

Normal Autistic Film(cs)

Through unique artistic approach, the director reveals the world of autism - bringing the audience closer to the main characters - talented and creative children with a fascinating way of thinking.

The Hugo's Brain(fr)

The Hugo's Brain is a French documentary-drama about autism. The documentary crosses authentic autistic stories with a fiction story about the life of an autistic (Hugo), from childhood to adulthood, portraying his difficulties and his handicap.

Cha Cha Real Smooth(en)

Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.

Their Inner World(pt)

"Their Inner World" intends to unveil the inner universe of brazilian children featuring the autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Across a number of cities, a cross-section of children affected by the disorders in their varying grades are portrayed through their daily lifes.

The Other Sister(en)

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

Glitter(pt)

I Used to Be Famous(en)

A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.

Autism: The Musical(en)

Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.

That Kid(fr)

A group of educators led by Fernand Deligny are working to create contact with autistic children in a hamlet of the Cevennes.

The Horse Boy(en)

Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the unlikeliest of places.

Mozart and the Whale(en)

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

The Reason I Jump(en)

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, filmmaker Jerry Rothwell examines the lives of five non-speaking, autistic youngsters.

Wretches & Jabberers(en)

In 'Wretches & Jabberers and Stories from the Road', two men with autism embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence. With limited speech, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, both faced lives of mute isolation in mental institutions or adult disability centers. When they learned as adults to communicate by typing, their lives changed dramatically. Their world tour message is that the same possibility exists for others like themselves. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Along the way, they reunite with old friends from the USA, expand the isolated world of a talented young painter and make new allies in their cause.

Aspire(en)

A man in his early 30s, living with Asperger's syndrome and trying to navigate where he wants to be in life, falls into a romantic relationship that challenges him to work on areas he needs improvement on.

Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World(en)

A teen with autism unlocks a joyous world of self-expression as she shares her voice for the first time using a letter board.

Isn't She Great(en)

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.

Mr. Know-It-All(fr)

A football coach afraid of commitment has to take care of his nephew with Asperger's Syndrome.