I'm Special: My World Is Different", a movie on autism by Delhi-based
journalist and filmmaker Deepak Parvatiyar, won the first prize at the
maiden edition of the Autismovie Film Festival, an international fest of
short films about autism, in Italy.
The 6.08-minute-long film, shot in Ahmedabad, won the 'Primo
Classificato' award at the fest. The result was declared at the
conclusion of the event at Parco di Monte Claro in Cagliari June 2.
Parvatiyar's film was the only Asian film to make to the finals of the
festival. The filmmaker is sure "this recognition will go a long way in
creating awareness about the highly neglected and highly discriminated
autistic children in India and beyond", he said in a statement.
"I'm Special: My World Is Different" captures the life of Sunny D'Costa,
an autistic child from Ahmedabad. Sunny was about two-and-a-half years
old when his parents realised that he was not responding to them. It was
diagnosed that he was autistic, something that they had never heard of before.
This is Parvatiyar's second documentary on disability issues. His first
documentary, "The Wizard of Needles", was on India's only blind
acupuncturist.
Source : Business Standard , 5th June 2013
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