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A Child Unlike Any Other
200511 min 20 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Anna Barczewska
Production: Claudette Jaiko
Script: Anna Barczewska
Jan Maka was a child like any other, until his family's lives were turned upside down when it was discovered he had autism. What is it like to live with a child affected by this neurological disorder?
Through the voice of Jan's devoted mother and the comments of specialists, Anna Barczewska's touching short film introduces us to the demanding reality of autism, a condition characterized by a reduced ability to communicate with the outside world. Going beyond one family's story, A Child Unlike Any Other depicts the daily struggle of parents of autistic children and their efforts to obtain therapy. A poignant cry from the heart.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Babies and ChildrenCoping with Illness and Dying
- People with disabilities > Children with DisabilitiesIntegrationPeople with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disabilities
- Children and Youth > Health and SafetyYoung persons with disabilities
- Education > Vocational Education
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
- Media Education > Film and Video Production
- Health/Personal Development > Human Growth and Development
Credits
- writer
- Anna Barczewska
- director
- Anna Barczewska
- director of photography
- Stanislaw Barua
- Ali Reggab
- additional cinematography
- Anna Barczewska
- animation
- Marta Skreta
- Konrad Skreta
- sound recordist
- Konrad Skreta
- online editor
- Michel Lebrun
- off-line editor
- Michel Lebrun
- music
- Daniel Bouliane
- André Mongeon
- sound editor
- Jakob Thiesen
- mixer
- Kevin Tokar
- production stills photographer
- Jag Photography
- additional photography
- Konrad Skreta
- Beth Biederman
- marketing manager
- Mia Desroches
- studio administrator
- Johanne Dubuc
- administrative team
- Vanessa Emam
- Marie-Josée Lavoie
- production coordinator
- Beth Biederman
- post-production coordinator
- Beth Biederman
- technical coordinator
- Brigitte Sénéchal
- line production
- Chantal Bowen
- producer
- Claudette Jaiko