by Alice Farkas | Apr 20, 2021 | Articles, Short Films
Our next series, of thought-provoking short films, comes from filmmakers, trailblazers and creatives exploring what it is to be autistic. The following bodies of work, which will be shared over the coming months, each present their own unique depiction surrounding the...
by Alice Farkas | Apr 20, 2021 | Articles, Personal Essays
‘Dina’ is a non-fiction, feature length documentary about a love story, which, at its core is just like any other. Yet despite belonging to the romantic comedy genre, the film features central two characters who, because of their neurodiversity, belong to a group...
by Alice Farkas | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles, Personal Essays
Mildly Different is a crowd-funded film project aimed at raising awareness of autism in women and girls, exploring what the condition looks and feels like in females who can often be misdiagnosed. Written and produced by Anna Czarska, who is herself autistic, the...
by Alice Farkas | Apr 5, 2021 | Articles, Short Films
My mind is forever swaying this way and that. Naoki Higashida Naoki Higashida is a Japanese author who, aged just 13, began narrating his experience as someone who sees the world through the lens of Autism. This body of work culminated in the publication of ‘The...
by Alice Farkas | Apr 3, 2021 | Articles, Short Films
Migrant Sound is a youthful celebration of migration and its impact on the UK’s music and culture. Combining broad societal stories with personal family anecdotal histories, this series permits emotional storytelling mixed with vibrant visuals of migrant culture, told...
