Silence Speaks Volumes: Language & Autism

February means films here at Citizen Autistic (just like every month, I hear you say!), and to provide a welcome antidote to all those shlocky, schmaltzy romances that are always out this time of year, I present all you lovely screen junkies with a special ‘watch along’ session of short film delights: DUKE + SILENT THINGS, at 8 pm on Thursday, 17 February!

Run time: A lean, mean 50 minutes for all three short films (two fiction and one documentary short), with the entire session expecting to last no longer than approx. 1 hour to allow for any delays.

DUKE (2018) – synopsis: The story of a non-verbal teen on the autism spectrum who has pronounced struggles communicating with the outside world, yet who none the less must find his voice to prevent a family already strained to its limits from snapping altogether.

Not dissimilar both in story and spirit to the Australian feature film The Black Balloon made a decade earlier in 2008, Duke will be immediately followed by a mini documentary charting the real-life story informing the film featuring talking heads from Duke’s own friends and family.

+ SILENT THINGS (2010) – synopsis: Starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Kelly + Victor) and Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Pride), Silent Things is a tender snapshot of a companionship between an autistic man and woman on a remote stretch of coastline that comes under threat when an impulsive teen arrives on the scene unannounced and uninvited.

DUKE – trailer and further info: https://www.dukeshortfilm.com/

SILENT THINGS trailer: https://vimeo.com/73524136

Watch2gether:
We will be using the Watch2Gether platform, with the short films starting at 20:00 and finishing by 21:00.

Link – The link now shows to the right on this Event page, and has been sent to all members who RSVpd in an email. so keep a beady eye on this page/your inbox!

I look forward to welcoming you all on Thurs, 17 – just remember, do RSVP to the event page per favore so I can keep tabs on numbers.