Stars: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Owen Suskind
Storyline
A coming of age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
Cast: Jonathan Freeman -
Himself
Gilbert Gottfried -
Himself
Owen Suskind -
Himself
Ron Suskind -
Himself
Taglines:
His imagination unlocked an amazing new world
This film gives you an up close and personal experience of having
someone in your family develop autism at a young age after seeming to
be fine for their first few years of life. They have home movies that
show him playing normally and interacting with the family. Then you see
the changes in him and see what it's like to take a child to doctors
and try to figure out what's wrong and how to help him.
This would be a heart wrenching tale except that this child develops an
interest in Disney movies and the parents finally realize that these
films are a way to connect with him. His life is entirely changed by
that recognition and over time you see him at age 23 able to be an
independent young adult.
The animation in the film is wonderful. The young man becomes a
storyteller too, inspired by the Disney stories. This is a different
kind of Disney film but I predict it will last for eternity alongside
all the other Disney classics.
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