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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 07:04

Kids With Autism Become Kids With Cameras

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kids-with-cameras-big-199x300Kids With Cameras follows the progress, challenges and triumphs of a group of autistic children participating in a film camp hosted by non-profit organization Actors for Autism, and taught by award-winning educator Brad Koepenick.

This one-hour documentary provides a window into revealing moments of he kids’ private lives – combined with interviews with their families – as they learn to express themselves through films, poems, painting and music.

Recent research – as well as testimonials from parents of the campers – indicates that developing the creative and acting abilities of autisti children significantly improves their communication and socialization skills, something that is frequently overlooked as a therapeutic tool.

Kids With Cameras takes viewers on an unforgettable journey of this process, poignantly demonstrating that creativity is an essential step to connect the increasing autistic population with the rest of their, and our, world.

To read the entire article, please click the following link: http://www.arttherapyblog.com/autism/kids-with-autism-become-kids-with-cameras/

Here is a trailer to the documentary produced by IFavor Entertainment and directed by Alex Rotaru.

From the Youtube.com: KIDS WITH CAMERAS is an hour-long documentary that chronicles the challenges of seven Asperger Syndrome-afflicted children aged eleven to nineteen, on the road to self-discovery. As they engage in an intensive, week-long film camp taught by nationally acclaimed, award-winning educator Brad Koepenick, footage of this all-immersive, ciné vérité week of activities is combined with revealing moments of the childrens private lives, and candid interviews with their families as they explore and explain their coping strategies. These brilliant artistss efforts of self-expression - films, songs, poems, and paintings - combine to paint a soulful picture of how encouraging and training their creativity might be a necessary step to connecting the exponentially increasing autistic population with the rest of the world. To anyone who's ever felt isolated or misunderstood, this is a testimony to the healing power of art.

For more information about the film, please click the following link: http://www.kidswithcamerasmovie.com/

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