The Black Balloon

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2008-02-09 I had the opportunity to watch The Black Balloon (one day after its release on the Berlin International Film Festival). It describes how 16-year-old Thomas learns to live with his older brother's ASD (+ADD). The director, Elissa Down from Australia, told the audience after the presentation that she grew up with two older brothers on the spectrum and she wanted to show the ups and downs in a family like hers.

 

I thought it was great.

 

Posted in resources because the movie might help children whose siblings are on the spectrum.

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2008-02-16 the movie got one Prize of the Generation 14plus Youth Jury 2008:

The members of the Generation 14plus Youth Jury Roman Akbar, Zadora Enste, Hans Hirsch, Nora Kubach, Zoe Martin, Linda Moog, and Lavan Vasuthevan give the following awards:

 

The Crystal Bear for the best feature-length film goes to

 

The Black Balloon by Elissa Down (Australia)

 

We were very moved by the close to life story portraying the everyday life of an extraordinary family in this film. We were especially impressed by the way in which joyous and serious moments were expertly interwoven, and also by the actors' excellent performances.

Edited February 18, 2008 by Shnoing

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New: Here are the links from YouTube:

 

Part 1

 

Part 2

 

Part 3

 

Part 4

 

Part 5

 

Part 6

 

 

Part 8

 

Part 9

Edited March 26, 2010 by Shnoing