AUTIST

A girl wanders the city streets; the bright world around her becomes a terrifyingly oppressive environment as she tries to make sense of her lonely life. Afraid to communicate and ridiculed for her attempts, it's a cautionary tale of the modern world we live in.

Autist takes the unnerving style of Purgatory and broadens its scope, the assured camera work showing a visual stylist totally at home behind the camera. Autist won awards all around the world festival circuit.

CAST: Catherine Tysoe, Jacqui Thompson
DOP: Franc Biffone EDITOR: Amelia Procter MUSIC: Allyson Newman

AWARDS:
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (INTERCOM) 2000 -- Silver Plaque
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2000 - 2nd prize Experimental Entry
SOUTH BRONX FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 2000 -- Best Experimental Film
AUSTRALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (ACS) AWARDS 2001 -- Best Cinematography
SABINA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Italy 200 -- Best International Short
HOUSTON WORLDFEST FILM FESTIVAL 2001 -- Silver Award
TOKYO VIDEO FESTIVAL 2002 -- Video Communication Prize
DURANGO FILM FESTIVAL USA 2001 -- Special Jury Prize
BARE BONES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Oklahoma 2001 -- Best Silent Film

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS -- MAJOR FESTIVALS:
SANTA MONICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2001 (Finalist); MILAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2000; ROME INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2001; PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2001; CINEQUEST - SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2001; COMMONWEALTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Manchester 2002; FILMFEST DRESDEN Germany 2001; PUCCIANI ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL Italy 2001; LA MARATÓ DE L'ESPECTACLE Barcelona 2001; AVANCA FILM FESTIVAL Portugal 2001; INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF URUGUAY 2001; CONEY ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Sept 2001; ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Alaska 2001

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• short
• film
• award
• winning
• australia
• m.
• frank
• experimental

[artrocker65]

Da fuck. It's not the real austist. Stop ridiculing ppl.

[BanjoPatterson]

Right on 11thhourrepreive she is totally cute.

[leftbrainrightmind]

You are right.

I feel more 'normal' the way I am. It's what I've always known.

Everyone is normal. Yet everyone is different.

Autistic people are outnumbered, and so they become anormal in the eyes of others.

If we were not considered abnormal, then why would they look for a way to change our behavior, operate in our brains and prevent us from 'happening'?

I am glad they still did not find a way.

[Bumblebbee84]

Having autism is not like being abnormal... you are normal- but not neurotypical... but being neurotypical is not the definition for NORMAL... you are different than NT-people- but you are normal-autistic.

[11thhourreprieve]

Nice movie, love how the credits were kinda reversed too, rolling down and odd grammar. She was cute too, who ever she was.

[leftbrainrightmind]

Hugs freak me out, just like being with anyone's company like that erk.

anyway, I appreciate your video, because my whole life, I've thought the whole word was going in the wrong direction, till I realised, one day, that it was me who was abnormal, different.

My world is mush darker thaugh, my color of freedom is black. I can color the real world the way I want, see whatever I want, and earase everything. there always are good and bad sides to what we have, I suppose.

[Saskiaatjeeh]

Nice video. I can relate to this..

[girlstorm09]

great video i love it but i dont get the ending like why was the girl with the purse panicing and all and why did the aut come up to her randomly and hug her

[PaulineL125]

Ok thanks, I wrote you back on your personal message why I asked.

[Metalogicc]

oh well, like living on a world apart, i cant really explain, all i know is what ive learned from whos not like me. if youve seen only one colour your whole life you couldnt tell what is it like because you dont know how the others look like if you know what i mean..

look up the definition of Aspergers for example, anywhere in the net, you´ll have an idea. if you want to ask anything in particular, i hope i can answer =)