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What happens to autistic children when they grow up?
A documentary that explores the line between ability and disability.
A one hour documentary for television Production Company 143 Gladstone Ave, Northcote 3070 Producer Lisa Horler Production Budget $220,000 AUD |
Synopsis What if you were highly intelligent, but remained trapped within a disorder that made other people see you as inarticulate, odd or disabled? This is a film that explores the line between ability and disability and takes us beyond our preconceptions of one of the most mysterious and challenging disorders of our time. It tells the stories of four autistic adults who get together at the autism social picnic. Their stories are about love, family, work and friendship and we examine their difficulties with perception, empathy, emotion, and the practicalities of daily life. In this way we get an insight into a world that has until now been described as unreachable. When we think of autism the images that we are familiar with are those of the autistic child, both uncontrollable and inaccessible. If we were to open up this world we would find a mind that is confronting in both its difference and its similarity to ours. In order to explore this mind, this film poses the question: What happens to autistic children when they grow up? Do you want to receive a full copy of our treatment? Email lisa@lickettysplit.com.au |
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Lisa Horler has a unique set of skills having worked as a Documentary Practitioner and as a Project Manager in the multimedia and software industry. As a Producer/Writer/Director of documentary, she made her first documentary, Writers…The Real Story in 1995. This screened at the Banff Television Festival in Canada. Her first documentary for Australian broadcast was the poetic essay style Levantes, filmed in Greece and Turkey. It was a unique portrayal of ethnic diversity in the region. It screened on SBS in 1998 and gained much media attention. She produced and co-wrote From Here to Ithaca, again filmed in Greece for the Hybrid Life series on SBS. Recently she produced and directed Made in Heaven (2005) for ABC Television. It tells an endearing tale about a Muslim couple who met over the Internet and fell in love. Lisa’s first website project was with the Australian Drug Foundation in 1999. She employed a group of young people to develop the Somazone Website on health issues for young people. This site is still in operation today and is one of Australia’s most popular sites for young people searching for health related information. Lisa worked for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation from 1999-2002 in the New Media Unit. During this time she production managed or project managed all the ACTF’s substantial new media developments including all website development, CD Rom Development and the major software development Kahootz Version 2.0, a ground breaking 3D authoring tool and community website for schools. Lisa is currently developing new documentary projects as well as working as a consultant for the Geneva-based international human rights organisation, COHRE (Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions) for both its website and documentary work. COHRE’s current documentary slate includes projects in Sri Lanka, Palestine and Pakistan. |
Lucy Paplinska Lucy Paplinska* completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Film and Television, at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2002. Her graduating film Deep Waters screened at a number of festivals both locally and internationally, and won the Film Victoria Script Award; Best Student Documentary at the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival; and was nominated for Best Documentary at the Dahlonega International Film Festival. Lucy went on to direct The Company You Keep (2003), an episode for the ABC TV documentary series Family Story. This was followed up with work as a director/cinematographer on the Channel Seven documentary series Medical Emergency. She currently has a number of projects in development, including being a co-writer/co-director on a series: Unf#ck the World, which aims to combat the idea of youth apathy. |
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