Autism Movies

A portrait of David, a boy diagnosed with autism.

This Is Not About Me tells the story of Jordyn Zimmerman. Jordyn dreamt of becoming a teacher. She started out eager to learn at school, but she was...

This BAFTA nominated documentary tells the story of some of the brightest mathematical brains of a generation. Each year, exceptionally gifted...

Filmmaker Tegan Pearce combines autobiographical spoken word and expressive visual direction to present a cinematic interpretation of autism.

Born in 1948, Peter Street struggled at school with epilepsy and illiteracy in Bolton, Lancashire, and, later in life, as a slaughterman, a...

When a young Autistic boy, suddenly manifests superpowers on his 9th Birthday, he and his family are forced to deal with the potential ramifications.

An experimental short based on the directors autistic experience.

Follows mothers with severely autistic children and consists mainly of interviews with the mothers.

A short experimental documentary all about the filmmaker’s experience with her childhood eating disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake...

Director Lee Sin Yee reveals a deeply personal and reflective retelling of growing up with her brother who has autism. This autobiographical...

Aria gives birth to a son Leo. The happy event turns into a nightmare, when she becomes aware of how different he is as he shoots Prickly branches...

A small nick from the page of her book would take a young girl on a journey through time and space.

Two ego-driven artificial intelligence maniacs Cosmo and Max, who are driven and designed to take over humanity, battle it out in a 1980’s...

Neri and Matt navigate their day, exploring what it means to quite literally feel like an alien.

French documentary about Autism.

Autism Speaks Canada remains committed to building inclusive communities where autistic Canadians can reach their full potential. We are excited to...

This is an experimental film based on the testimonies of 13 women who answered a survey about the representation of autistic meltdowns on screen.

Introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future...