The Reason I Jump · AAC Presents: The Cinema · Artistic Accessibility Collective

The Reason I Jump(2020)

Based on Naoki Higashida's memoir — written at age 13 through a letterboard, describing his inner life as a nonspeaking autistic person — the film weaves Higashida's words together with portraits of five nonspeaking autistic young people from around the world. A formally inventive, sensory-rich documentary that challenges every assumption about what it means to be nonverbal. One of the most important contributions to autistic self-representation in cinema, and a profound companion to AAC advocacy. BAFTA-nominated.