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Roger Ross Williams on 'Life, Animated' - Autistic boy saved by Disney films

How can Disney films show an autistic boy the way back to the world? That is revealed in Life, Animated, a documentary that not only steals hearts but also offers surprising insights. The Oscar nomination may not have been cashed in, but the film's triumph is no less. 'It has found its way to just about every country that can afford to buy a film,' says director Roger Ross Williams. He has just returned from prese...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

How can Disney films show an autistic boy the way back to the world? That is revealed in Life, Animated, a documentary that not only steals hearts but also offers surprising insights. The Oscar nomination may not have been cashed in, but the film's triumph is no less. 'It has found its way to just about every country that can afford to buy a film,' says director Roger Ross Williams. He has just returned from prese...

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