Deej / director, Robert Rooy ; words by David James Savarese ; producers, Robert Rooy, David James Savarese ; a co-production of Rooy Media LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS).
Contributor(s): Savarese, David James [writer,, film producer,, on-screen participant.] | Rooy, Robert [film director,, film producer,, cinematographer.] | Jordan, Jeanne [executive producer.] | Ascher, Steven [executive producer.] | De Mare, Anne [co-procucer.] | Cooper, Em [director of animation.] | Majzlin, David [composer (expression)] | Rutenbeck, James [editor of moving image work.] | Brashear, Regan Pretlow | Rooy Media (Firm) [production company.] | Independent Television Service [production company.] | Corporation for Public Broadcasting [sponsoring body.].
Publisher: [San Francisco (California)] : ITVS, 2017Copyright date: 2017Edition: 72-minute version.Description: 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 note card (1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm).Content type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscISBN: 9780692813300; 0692813306.Subject(s): Savarese, David James | AUTISM | NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | INCLUSION | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION | TERTIARY EDUCATION | AUTOBIOGRAPHY | United StatesGenre/Form: Documentaries and Factual Films | BiographyItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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DVD | IHC Library | 720 ROO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W0015275 |
Originally produced in 2017.
"The 72-minute version allows viewers to gain even deeper and more detailed insights into DJ's often surprising thoughts and perceptions."--Film website
Extras: Finding our voices (abridged version) (16 minutes) The words of eight nonspeaking Autistics take center stage; Coming of age (6 minutes) Friends and family gather to celebrate DJ's 18th birthday; An uncommon student (7 minutes) DJ competes with other high school seniors for a college scholarship.
Our silence -- Becoming included -- Winning the lottery -- Prodigal son -- Dreaming of college -- Abraham Lincoln -- A perfect fit -- Meeting Jen -- Saying goodbye -- Sassy voices -- Fresh thinking allies -- Messy, imperfect.
Executive producers, Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher ; co-producer, Anne de Mare ; cinematographer, Robert Rooy ; director of animation, Em Cooper ; music by David Majzlin ; editors, Robert Rooy, James Rutenbeck.
D.J. Savarese.
Abandoned by his birth parents and unable to speak for himself, DJ Savarese ("Deej") found not only a loving family but also a life in words, which he types on a text-to-voice synthesizer. As he dreams of college, he confronts the terrors of his past, society's obstacles to inclusion and often paralyzing beauty of his own senses. In this first-of-its kind collaboration between a veteran filmmaker and a nonspeaking autistic, Robert Rooy and DJ share editorial control as they navigate the challenges of representing autism. Deej is a story told from the inside
DVD ; aspect ratio 16:9 ; stereo ; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
English with optional closed-captioning and English descriptive subtitles.
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