Autism
Film Festival
As Autism Awareness Month approaches Johnson County
Community College Autism Planning Committee, Autism Speaks and the Kansas
Center for Autism Research and Training would like to invite you to join us for
this FREE Autism Film Festival hosted by JCCC in The Polsky
Theatre located in the Carlsen
Center
We think you will enjoy the selection of movies! There will be a Question and
Answer format after each film with professionals assisting with questions.
On Thursday, March 31st for the showing of the movie Temple Grandin, there will be reserved parking for guests in the Carlsen Center West Parking Garage starting at 5:30pm. Please let the guard know you are attending the Temple Grandin movie. We will also have a reception in the Virginia Krebs room starting at 6pm.
Here is an overview of all the films being shown with dates and times. We look forward to seeing you there!
Autism Film Festival in The Polsky
Friday, 3/25,
noon-2:00 – Autism:
The Musical
Autism: The Musical follows
five children with autism, their parents and the extraordinary acting coach of
Elaine Hall as they improbably and heroically mount a full length original
stage production.
Friday, 3/25, 7:00-9:00PM – Adam
Adam is a handsome but intriguing young man with Asperger’s who has all his life led a sheltered existence -- until he meets his new neighbor, Beth, a beautiful, cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, with funny, touching and entirely unexpected results. Starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne
Thursday, 3/31, 7:00-9:00PM – Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is the award winning film on the life of Temple Grandin, and how she overcomes challenges and turns them to strengths. Starring Award Winning, Claire Danes as Temple Grandin.
Reserved parking:
o CC Lower West Parking Garage reserved beginning at 5:30PM
o Reception 6:00-7:00PM in CC 107 (Virginia Krebs room)
Friday, 4/1, noon-2:00PM – Today’s Man
Today’s Man follows Nicky as he struggles to leave the safety of his family’s home and the comfort of his favorite TV shows in order to find a job and an apartment. Made by Nicky’s sister Lizzie Gottlieb, the film is a sister’s search to understand her brother’s mysterious inner life and a larger effort to comprehend Asperger Syndrome and the people who struggle with it.
