Year of Production 2025
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Neurotypes
English title: Neurotypes
Original title: Neurotyypit
German title: Neurotypes *
Finland, 2024
Director: Hirvonen, Maija
Production company: Mouka Filmi Oy
Co-producers: YLE
Age recommendation: 8 years and up
Length: 76 min.
Film genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
Aida is a child on the autism spectrum with a so-called uneven cognitive profile. On the one hand, she is extremely talented, but on the other hand, her sensory hypersensitivity and the challenges in social settings make it impossible for her to cope with situations that are considered quite ordinary. It is particularly difficult to adapt in the school environment, but finally, when this smart child enters upper comprehensive school, she is two years younger than the others. Aida is supported by her mother and caregiver Johanna.
Inspired by the example of Greta Thunberg, Aida experiences a political awakening, and decides to fix the things that make life difficult for children on the autism spectrum. She gathers a network of decision-makers, whom she lobbies, and unexpectedly becomes heard. The quick-witted child who is not afraid of publicity becomes a poster-child for the cause, as she is asked to give statements and seminar speeches. In everyday life, however, things for the family are as challenging as they were before.
Festivals:
Nordic Filmdays Luebeck 2024, Alekino CFF Poznan 2024, Olympia CFF Pyrgos 2024 (ECFA Doc Film Award)
World sales address/es:
Mouka Filmi (SF)