SPELLERS | Official Trailer
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- WINNER--BEST DOCUMENTARY--PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL 2023 !!
Inspired by the book Underestimated, by Jamie and JB Handley, from Executive Producers Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Donnie Wahlberg, the new full-length documentary SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled.
As the film opening asks, “What if they'd been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers-Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth-who all found their voice through the process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
The film blends beautiful cinematography with heart-wrenching stories of these eight spellers and a strong message for every parent of a nonspeaker: your child can do this, too. SPELLERS also demands that teachers, schools, and therapists wake up to the reality that we may have underestimated the abilities of more than 50 million people worldwide.
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Thank you Jaime & JB Handley, Jenny McCarthy, Donnie Wahlberg, Del Bigtree & the Highwire, Aaron Siri, RFK Jr & CHD!
Saw it yesterday in AZ and it was absolutely incredible! It gives me so much hope for my non-speaking daughter! It is a must see! The world needs to see this and share what you have learned from these incredible spellers!
where can you see the movie ?
From Australia: I have a son, too, who has apraxia, autism, high intelligence, is a non speaker (lost speech by aged 5). He has used Fc - pretty independent - but has lost confidence because of disbelief and lack of contact with others. Time to regroup!
He first typed to me with his support person at school (and yes, the psychologist there closed it down) "Now you have a huge responsibility but it will be worth it." He needs a community of spellers! Thank you! Lets knock down the walls of denial!
Let me guess, the Bulleen school?
I have a speller in Melb, also interested in forming a community
Prayers for your son, that people step UP and help instead of closing doors.
They shut it down because once you test FC through double-blind experimentations it all falls apart. There is a psychological phenomenon at play called the ideomotor effect. Please do your research!!
@@katiepastuch5230 the research was not conducted according to the guidelines and therefore has no credibility.
Such an incredible film. Imagine all the beautiful human beings we can now access and understand!
I have son who is now going 16 and I can’t wait to have this implemented in his life . He’s non verbal living here in Sydney Australia
Well done, what an amazing job you have all done. So much love coming form this film, thank you so much 🥰
Can't wait to see it! I got a speller and am so proud of him! Such a gift!
Where did you buy it?
Goosebumps!!! This is amazing! ❤
AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, AND GOINNG TO CHANGE THE WORLD OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
Somebody please connect with Joe Rogan so he can show this on one of his shows. This needs to go viral
If you depend on Joe Rogan to spread your message, you might as well as inject some bleach in your veins.
I attended the world premier in Georgia today and it was inspiring! Never lose hope!
I've been wondering... Does autism come from higher awareness? I feel like the more I know (feel), the less I can speak, or even feel like speaking. It's like I've fallen into an ocean of silence, and it has so much to say.
Often we become situationally mute when we are in monotropic flow state or on the flip side, when we are in burnout.
I just watched this movie. Eye opening to say the least. It actually amazed me. Thank you for making it.
I'm not sure whether to go see it in the theater because I suspect I would just bawl and bawl.
Should be Oscar nominated
I can’t wait to see this!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Brilliant book
I LOVE IT!!!!! What a beautiful depiction of the spellers! So powerful and moving!
Thank you SOMA MUKHOPADHYAY for creating RPM (Rapid Prompting Method) and giving voice and education for all neurodivergent learners. - @rpmsoma
Thank you Soma for sharing your knowledge to all of us! ❤
Not sure why you are thanking Soma, this piece is about S2C, not RPM, but sure. 🤷♀
@@hollym8814 funny how you quote S2C. Soma has been doing RPM for over 30yrs and this movie released now. 🤷🏻♀️
@@prathimaswamy Yes, I'm familiar with Soma and RPM but they are not the same. You saying they are interchangeable is incorrect.
YES!!! SOMA was the pioneer that started it all!! She is an incredible human being!! Thank you Soma! You and Tito have changed the world!❤️
@Holly M The movie is about SPELLERS. Did you notice Soma was in the movie? There are cast members of Spellers who learned to spell from Soma. S2C was developed from RPM. The point of the movie is that autistics and others now have a voice!! 🥳 Thank God for both methods and the millions of people that can and will be heard!❤️
This is the biggest discovery of our generation , century? . I am in tears, I know so many kids like this, I never thought that they were full aware of things and just not able to communicate. Now we need to fully support. this cause and teachings to free this individuals, and at the same time, to focus on prevention. Were these kids started to show symptoms after being vaccinated ? or during months, year after ?. Thank you for those teachers and parents that contribute to this discovery. I now remember Helen Keller.
Check @rpmsoma
Have you read about facilitated communication? This is the same thing.
@@privatepile762 Not at all the same. S2C fades out the assistant. FC doesn't.
There are kids with autism who never had vaccines. This theory was debunked a while ago. Give it up.
@@hollym8814S2C is a form of FC.
Love it! I cannot wait for word of the possibilities of S2C to grow EVERYWHERE! We should all assume competence unless it's proven, PROVEN proven otherwise. Thank you so much to the film makers and EVERYONE involved here.
I cannot wait to see it at the Houston screening! Thank you for making this documentary.
DM! How wonderful!!!
Beautiful!!! So excited to watch 💙🙌🏼
My son is RPM speller since 2015 and we'll be attending the movie that is taking it locally. Supporting the community. ✌️❤️🔠
I first heard about spelling through a documentary that featured RPM. Right then, I decided that one day, I would like to become a practitioner. It's still a dream of mine. I hope it will become a reality in the near future.
If I may ask, in what state are you located?
@@tonyaprim3047Yes. It was an interview with Soma (her son Tito appears there too) done by 60 Minutes in 2012. We are in California.
I love it, can’t wait to watch it 😊
I want help for my son and am willing to pay a person to come to Rochester. New York to teach this method. Is anyone up for the challenge???
My 24 year old son has Autism and is nonverbal. I would like to watch this. I was wondering if this would be showing in my area. I live in the northern part of Los Angeles County California in Palmdale. Does anyone have information about the locations of places that are featuring this?
Spellers is now available on CZcams.
Beautiful
Thank you!!❤❤
I loved ♥
Autistics have been innovators and adventurers and scientists and engineers and artists all along, out the box thinkers but a generally narrowminded society forgets this.
Mmhmm... and on the other end of the spectrum are the autistics who scream, bite people, eat their feces, and ram their head through walls. Autism is NOT a superpower. It devastates families and reduces independence in the individual. Love the person, not the disorder.
Can't wait to see this.
Can't wait to see this
Are there any plans to have this on a streaming service anytime soon? In the event we cannot get to one of the live screenings? Very anxious to see the film.
Hi Matthew, we would love that but next steps are worldwide screenings, here is a link to all the screenings, including a virtual option at the bottom of the page. spellersthemovie.com/watch
Spellers is now available on CZcams.
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So when is it going to be out exactly?
So siked to see this film.
The on-demand viewing is sold out. How else can we watch it? I'm in Virginia.
CZcams
Where will be able to watch it?
It is coming to the Phoenix Film Festival Feb 21st thru the 25th. I believe many private showings around the world will be showing it as well after the festival. My 24 year old son is a non speaking autist and several of his friends from California and the East coast in in the movie as well as a couple of his CRPs Communication and Regulation Partners. My son had his voice unlocked at 17 in Austin TX with Soma who created RPM rapid prompting method. This film is based on very similar models when it comes to spelling to communicate. My son has been speaking over the past few years at conferences, schools, and private events trying to promote communication through spelling. He says it is his main mission to help unlock as many voices as soon as possible.
What exactly is RPM and can anyone do it? Does your son actually speak or is it through communication devices?
@@tmdavisjacoby4879 this documentary is about Spelling 2 Communicate, which uses a letter board for communication. Kids progress from stencil boards, to pointing at letters on laminate boards, and finally to a keyboard. There are voice synthesizing apps to speak what is typed.
Does anyone know if there are any plans for a wider release? There are only a few places (in theaters!) where an average person can watch it; doesn't make any sense if you wanna get the word out. Why not have it distributed via a platform like CZcams or Amazon Prime or Netflix, etc.??? Streaming it would make it accessible to millions.
@@RegTheEvil HOLY COW! You are amazing! There's actually a download link so a viewer can download the video! As someone who has a friend who has a grandson with autism, this is like gold! Thank you so much!
@@seizethedayandlive Thath's true. I checked it again and now they indeed have a download button there as well. I don't know about the Monday deadline but I think Del Bigtree said so in the end of the video. So maybe it stays there after monday now? I though Del Bigtree mentioned about Monday so I'm a little bit surprised now that they allow it to be downloaded officially. Let's hope it stays there so others may view it as well...
@@RegTheEvil Absolutely. One would think that they would like as many people as possible to view it. Many thanks for spotting it!
@@seizethedayandlive No problem! I regularly follow The HighWire news so I watched this document as well and got curious about this trailer here on CZcams and checked comments and what do you know, the information has not been passed properly here it appears and that's why I stepped in. Cheers, again! =)
Speller's in now available for streaming on CZcams.
Removing heavy metals may be helpful to these children.
J.B. Handley's son is in this movie and he's the founder of Generation Rescue.
Almost Everyone featured in this film, is one of the many vaccine injured kids whose parents built the movement we have today. We stand on their shoulders, unable to ever really repay the gratitude for their brave trailblazing that led to the protocols, the science, and now - the spelling.
My Grandson Emillio doesn't talk he has autism he is three years old
I'm interested to learn more about this. Are there some studies I can look up?
yeah - this is part of the umbrella of facilited communication. it has been widely discredited and the science just isn't there. While on one hand, it can bring home - the opposite hand is VERY damaging. It has torn families apart with allegations of sexual misconduct, etc. An ethics professor (ironically) at Rutgers was arrested for having inappropriate relationships with a 26 year old man in diapers, due to facilitated communication. This sounds great - but it can be a very dangerous practice.
@@abramsonjenny Thank you. That is so horrible :(
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Unfortunately, some people are quick to monetize false hope for families of non vocal children. Facilitated communication has been scientifically debunked many years ago and shows that the thoughts are not of the learner, but the facilitator. How can a current movie be made pushing this snake oil on desperate families in this day and age? Regardless of all the scientific, peer reviewed articles showing FC is fake... this makes me sad.
How exactly are you saying this is fake when many families have implemented the letter spelling system and children begin to communicate with their families, communicate far better than they did with aac devices?
How are they monetizing this, they teach families to spell with their own children. Unfortunately, some are quick to discount a method that they know nothing about. It's working for thousands of families, I've seen it first hand.
@@dawnjennings-os4ho The fact that these methods have been scientifically proven to be the thoughts of the facilitator, not the learner.
Riddle me this: Can you be sure, with 1000% certain that the reason these kids can finally communicate was because of these methods? Absolutely not.
So, my next question is, if these methods have been proven to be false, and pseudoscientific through rigorous scientific experimentation....why do you continue to push it? There are so, SO many other better empirically-backed procedures that have been shown to work...so why do you want to push this method that shows it does not work?
My only guess is that you are a salesperson who gets a small percent of these things you push, otherwise, why want to fool families and give them false hope?
@@dawnjennings-os4ho I mean, whenever you are ready, I'm good for an answer. Kind of suspicious you were responding so quickly and now you go silent. I wonder what that means...
@@CharletteG Because it has been scientifically debunked. It is the thoughts of the facilitator, not the learner. Want to know a huge red flag that something is psudoscience? The only real "evidence" is testimonials [which, you know they are getting paid and fame for participating]. Why do you want to give false hopes to families?