At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.
Life Animated – a documentary by Roger Ross WilliamsFrom Academy Award® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.
Life, Animated on iTunesFrom Academy Award® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.
Amazon.com: Watch Life, Animated | Prime VideoLife Animated really opened my eyes to the life of an Autistic person and family. So much still seems to be learned and the public educated. What struck me is the realization that there are so many mildly autistic children that are doing so well to acclimate that it can be difficult to appreciate where they are coming from.
Life, Animated (2016)Directed by Roger Ross Williams. With Owen Suskind, Ron Suskind, Cornelia Suskind, Walter Suskind. A coming of age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
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Life, AnimatedFrom Academy Award® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a...