THE REASON I JUMP

THE REASON I JUMP

The Reason I Jump. USA/United Kingdom 2020. Director: Jerry Rothwell. Screenplay:  Naoki Higashida. 94 Min. Documentary. OV w/Eng. Suitable from age 6. Recommended from age 14.

A VISUALLY STUNNING DOCUMENTARY THAT MOVINGLY EXPLORES THE WORLD OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.

They come from all over the world, yet they share a com­mon fate: young autis­tic peo­p­le who can­not speak. Based on Naoki Higashida’s best­sel­ler of the same name, which descri­bed his life as an autis­tic per­son at the age of 13, THE REASON I JUMP por­trays remar­kab­le peo­p­le who give an inti­ma­te insight into their lives. Sounds, images, asso­cia­ti­ons, and words open a win­dow to an over­whel­ming, sen­so­ry uni­ver­se that car­ri­es a mes­sa­ge at its core: Not being able to speak does not mean the­re is not­hing to say.

Available in cine­mas | via Video-on-Demand (VoD) exclu­si­ve­ly for school clas­ses and groups

TH, 30.9. | 8:30 p.m. | DFF Cinema
FR, 1.10. | 10:45 a.m. | Cinéma

Extras und Mitmischen!

LUCAS im Kino

Film talks

LUCAS im Kino

Educational material

Filmography

2020 THE REASON I JUMP | 2018 THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUD | 2016 SOUR GRAPES | 2015 HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

Biography

The British docu­men­ta­ry film­ma­ker Jerry Rothwell has won num­e­rous awards at inter­na­tio­nal film fes­ti­vals. Among others, his film HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD won the World Doc Special Jury Award and the Editing Candescent Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2015.