The Reason I Jump
Synopsis
Based on the book 'The Reason I Jump' written by Naoki Higashida, a non-verbal autistic Japanese boy. Translated from Japanese in 2013 by acclaimed novelist David Mitchell, the book is now a worldwide bestseller, offering an illuminating and life-enhancing guide to Planet Autism – a planet that has very different laws from the one most inhabit.
The book, written when its author was unknown and only 13, is now a bestseller in 27 languages, and has become one of the world’s most widely-read guides to Autism, offering an extraordinary passport to another world.
The book's question-and-answer format gives a remarkable insight into the thoughts and feelings of an autistic person who cannot talk; a Rosetta stone that allows us to hear what it’s like to be autistic. This feature documentary is a cinematic translation of the experiences revealed in the book, weaving Naoki’s writings around stories of non-verbal autistic people across the globe, immersing us in their unique sensory worlds, full of intensity, richness, and beauty - and sometimes shadows and terror.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - World Cinema Documentary Competition - World premiere
Grierson Awards 2022 - Winner - Best Single Documentary – International
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 82 min
- Director
- Jerry Rothwell
- Producer
- Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
- Co-Producer
- Sam Payne
- Executive Producer
- Stewart Le Maréchal, Jonny Persey, Peter Webber, Paul G. Allen, Rocky Collins, Jannat Gargai, Ruth Johnston, Carole Tomko, Lizzie Francke; Co-Executive Producer: Sara Edelson
- Editor
- David Charap
- Director of Photography
- Ruben Woodin Dechamps
- Sound
- Sara De Oliveira Lima; Sound Design: Nick Ryan
- Music
- Nainita Desai
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 15th July 2024
