Autism: The Musical (2007)

Director:

Tricia Regan

Release Date:

April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production. |

Plot Keywords:

Children | Cello | Christmas | Special Education | Neurological Disorder

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Hillary Aaron	...	Herself
Joe Aaron	...	Himself
Adam	...	Himself
Conroe Brooks	...	Himself
Elaine Hall	...	Herself
Rosanne Katon	...	Herself
Lexi	...	Herself
Neal	...	Himself
Henry Stills	...	Himself (as Henry)
Kristen Stills	...	Herself
Stephen Stills	...	Himself
Wyatt	...	Himself
Simon Hamlin	...	Himself (uncredited)
Olanna Taskey	...	Herself (uncredited)

Directed by
Tricia Regan

Produced by
Nancy Abraham	....	senior producer
Sasha Alpert	....	producer
Joey Carson	....	executive producer
Perrin Chiles	....	producer
Zoe Clarke-Williams	....	associate producer
Robert Claycombe	....	associate producer
Randy Dugan	....	line producer
David S. Glynn	....	executive producer
Janet Grillo	....	executive producer
Jonathan Murray	....	executive producer
Sheila Nevins	....	executive producer: HBO
Tricia Regan	....	producer
Kristen Stills	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mike Semple

Cinematography by
Tricia Regan

Film Editing by
Kim Roberts

Production Management
Russell Joy	....	production manager: performance footage
Charlene Olson	....	post-production supervisor
Mark Raudonis	....	post-production supervisor
Stacey Weaver	....	associate post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Dhavia Antis	....	sound mixer: performance footage
Rick Ash	....	sound recordist
Robert Claycombe	....	sound
Tricia Regan	....	sound
Keith Rishkofski	....	dialogue editor
Keith Rishkofski	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Drew Dalton	....	camera operator: "c" camera, performance footage
Terry Davis	....	camera operator: "b" camera, performance footage
Cindy Gold	....	still photographer
Steve Oakley	....	camera operator: "d" camera, performance footage
Tricia Regan	....	camera operator: "a" camera, performance footage
Jason Thomas	....	lighting assistant: performance footage

Animation Department
Robert Vega	....	animator

Editorial Department
Eileen Finklestein	....	second editor
Carla Garcia	....	assistant editor
Jeffrey McMahon	....	assistant editor
Tom Overton	....	color timer

Music Department
Jenny Cho	....	musician: additional singer
Greg Gordon	....	music mixer
Martin Hingman	....	additional musician
Woody Jackson	....	additional musician
Max Luces	....	music coordinator (as Max Luces-Tucker)
Mike Semple	....	music mixer
Mike Semple	....	music producer
Mike Semple	....	musician
Dave Stone	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Barbara Biddle	....	in-house producer
Gil Goldschein	....	business and legal affairs
Nina Porzucki	....	production assistant
Deborah Ross	....	title designer

Thanks
David Crosby	....	thanks
Stephen Stills	....	thanks
Neil Young	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)
• In Effect Films

Distributors

• BMP Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• HBO Documentary (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2008) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Elysian Studios  music recording facility
• LaserPacific  post-production facilities (as LaserPacific Media Corporation)
• Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, The  performance facility
• Submarine Entertainment  sales
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production facilities (as Todd/AO)
• Woody's Ranch  music recording facility

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)

Movie Connections:

References "All in the Family" (1971)

Soundtrack:

We Just Won't Be Defeated

A venture into the world of autism through the hearts and minds of five children and their parents.

Powerful, poignant, and beautifully candid, this documentary brings awareness to the viewer in a unique, eye-opening, and often endearing manner. Stemming from their participation in The Miracle Project, a theatre arts program created by Elaine Hall, five autistic children and their parents are followed over a seven-to-eight month period. The viewer is allowed an intimate look into the daily routines of family life, school, therapy, music lessons, and holidays. We are allowed the rare opportunity of entering the world of autism through the eyes of the child and the parents, and gain a seldom-seen or heard perspective from them both that brings about a strong feeling of connectedness. The candor from the parents is both stunning and, at times, raw in its painful truth of autism's impact on the individual parent and in their spousal relationships. Through it all, humor and wit help maintain an upbeat feel so that one leaves not with a sense of heaviness, but with greater awareness, understanding, and hope of what can be. Not to be missed !