The Boy Inside
PocketVisions: Suffering
Screened with: The Meaning of Life, The Boy Inside
18:30 Wednesday 2 December 2009 at University College London (JZ Young Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building)
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Screened with: The Meaning of Life, The Boy Inside
18:30 Wednesday 2 December 2009 at University College London (JZ Young Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building)
All PocketVisions events are free of charge
More information on event themes
Award-winning filmmaker Marianne Kaplan shares her son’s struggle to graduate elementary school in this intensely personal documentary about growing up with Asperger Syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism characterized by socially inappropriate behaviour. The Boy Inside follows 12-year-old Adam as he tries desperately to control his outbursts and make sense of bullies, girls and life in the real world. A rare insight into an increasingly common neurological disorder, this film is the story of a family on the edge as they work to overcome a form of autism the world is only now beginning to recognize.
The film won the following awards:
- NHK Japan Prize 2007, Youth Education Division
- Audience Choice Award, NHK Japan Prize 2007
- Freddie Award, International Health & Medical Media Awards, 2007
- CINE Golden Eagle award, USA, 2007
Director: Marianne Kaplan
Country: Canada
Length: 47 minutes
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