Film: "Life, Animated"
In this inspiring doc, writer Ron Suskind discovers Disney animated films provide the key to connecting with his autistic son. Discussion follows with the Suskind family.
Discussion follows with Ron, Cornelia and Owen Suskind
After years of struggling to connect with his autistic son Owen, journalist Ron Suskind discovers that Disney animated films hold the key. For Owen, the Disney canon served as a kind of life primer. Not only did he re-discover language and empathy through Disney, but the cartoons also gave him a sense of purpose and belonging. Based on the family’s best-selling 2014 memoir, this real-life fairy tale combines clips from Disney classics as well as with brand-new animation that imagines Owen as the hero of his own adventure. Winning and accessible, Life is a profoundly moving film that examines both what it means to be human and the life-changing power of story. D: Roger Ross Williams, US, 2016, 91m
