November 1, 2004: Headlines: COS - Sierra Leone: Hollywood: Documentaries: Movies: Autism : State of the Art: "Autism is a World" co-produced by Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen to be Screened In Four U.S. Cities
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"Autism is a World" co-produced by Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen to be Screened In Four U.S. Cities
"Autism is a World" co-produced by Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen to be Screened In Four U.S. Cities
"Autism is a World" to be Screened In Four U.S. Cities
November 2004
For 26 years, Sue Rubin has been on an extraordinary journey. Her unusual behavior led to a diagnosis of autism when she was four. She was believed to be retarded until age 13. But then a new communication technique gave Sue the ability to connect with the world. Now, she is a junior in college with a top IQ, a tireless disabled-rights activist, and an articulate guide into a complex disorder.
Written by Sue Rubin, narrated by Julianna Margulies, produced and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Gerardine Wurzburg, Autism Is A World is a rare and compelling journey into Sue's mind, her daily world, and her struggle with autism.
Sue says she is her own worst nightmare. When you meet Sue, she does not make eye contact. She does not offer to shake your hand. She may fixate on the buttons of your shirt, but cannot say your name. For Sue Rubin and thousands of others, autism is a complicated disorder that causes strange and uncontrollable behaviors. In Autism is a World, Sue takes the audience inside autism to explain what she feels and does. How she relates to others. Why she clutches spoons or finds comfort in falling water. How she navigates college and copes with the tasks of daily living.
In this insightful short film, Sue guides the audience through all that is special, and usual, about her life. From the racetrack, where she goes to unwind, to the classroom, where her intellect shines, from a presentation at an autism conference to the challenges of paying bills or cleaning house or shopping, Sue takes an unflinching look at the world of autism.
Autism is a World combines Sue’s courageous writing with a sensitive, dramatic reading by Margulies. Brought to life through Wurzburg’s experienced and powerful filmmaking, Autism is a World offers a view of autism as it has rarely been seen--from the inside out.
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Producer & Director: Gerardine Wurzburg
Co-producer: Douglas Biklen
Associate Producer: Elissa Ewalt
Copyright 2004 State of the Art, Inc.
For more information, contact:
Elissa Ewalt, State of the Art, Inc.
Tel: 202-537-0818 ext 13 Fax: 202-537-0828
Email: eewalt@stateart.com
Website www.stateart.com
When this story was posted in January 2005, this was on the front page of PCOL:
| Ask Not As our country prepares for the inauguration of a President, we remember one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century and how his words inspired us. "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." |
| Latest: RPCVs and Peace Corps provide aid Peace Corps made an appeal last week to all Thailand RPCV's to consider serving again through the Crisis Corps and more than 30 RPCVs have responded so far. RPCVs: Read what an RPCV-led NGO is doing about the crisis an how one RPCV is headed for Sri Lanka to help a nation he grew to love. Question: Is Crisis Corps going to send RPCVs to India, Indonesia and nine other countries that need help? |
| The World's Broken Promise to our Children Former Director Carol Bellamy, now head of Unicef, says that the appalling conditions endured today by half the world's children speak to a broken promise. Too many governments are doing worse than neglecting children -- they are making deliberate, informed choices that hurt children. Read her op-ed and Unicef's report on the State of the World's Children 2005. |
| Our debt to Bill Moyers Former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers leaves PBS next week to begin writing his memoir of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Read what Moyers says about journalism under fire, the value of a free press, and the yearning for democracy. "We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country," he warns, "or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia." |
| Is Gaddi Leaving? Rumors are swirling that Peace Corps Director Vasquez may be leaving the administration. We think Director Vasquez has been doing a good job and if he decides to stay to the end of the administration, he could possibly have the same sort of impact as a Loret Ruppe Miller. If Vasquez has decided to leave, then Bob Taft, Peter McPherson, Chris Shays, or Jody Olsen would be good candidates to run the agency. Latest: For the record, Peace Corps has no comment on the rumors. |
| The Birth of the Peace Corps UMBC's Shriver Center and the Maryland Returned Volunteers hosted Scott Stossel, biographer of Sargent Shriver, who spoke on the Birth of the Peace Corps. This is the second annual Peace Corps History series - last year's speaker was Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn. |
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