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Life, Animated

So they're looking for any glimmer of hope that there are otherpossibilities out there...

So they're looking for any glimmer of hope that there are other
possibilities out there besides an adult that
will be forever dependent

Full Transcript

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So they're looking for any glimmer of hope
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that there are other possibilities out there
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besides an adult that will be forever dependent.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:23
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy, drama
Production
A&E IndieFilms,Motto Pictures,Roger Ross Williams Productions

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Movie Summary

A coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.
The child with autism is easily overstimulated. - Life, Animated 00:05
The child with autism is easily overstimulated.
They don't filter the constant stimuli - Life, Animated 00:08
They don't filter the constant stimuli
This world is just too intense for their brains, - Life, Animated 00:12
This world is just too intense for their brains,
You know, the vacuum cleaner would go on, - Life, Animated 00:09
You know, the vacuum cleaner would go on,
So imagine how difficult it would be to just do the simplest things - Life, Animated 00:10
So imagine how difficult it would be to just do the simplest...
RON: Owen, Owen, Owen. - Life, Animated 00:06
RON: Owen, Owen, Owen.
When your child goes into their adult living, - Life, Animated 00:08
When your child goes into their adult living,
So now it's gonna be your turn in a couple of months - Life, Animated 00:11
So now it's gonna be your turn in a couple of months
So a lot of those choices that maybe you only had one or two choices here, - Life, Animated 00:08
So a lot of those choices that maybe you only had one or two...
Owen tends to walk with his chin down and plow ahead, - Life, Animated 00:13
Owen tends to walk with his chin down and plow ahead,
Hey, Owen, what would you say is your greatest concern about next year? - Life, Animated 00:07
Hey, Owen, what would you say is your greatest concern about...
That I have to do stuff all on my own. - Life, Animated 00:06
That I have to do stuff all on my own.
I would say a little nervous 'cause it's a new thing for me, - Life, Animated 00:09
I would say a little nervous 'cause it's a new thi...
You got to remember, - Life, Animated 00:08
You got to remember,
- RON: There's Mommy and Owe. - Having a little pizza. - Life, Animated 00:06
- RON: There's Mommy and Owe. - Having a little pizza.
We're about a year along into his silence. - Life, Animated 00:05
We're about a year along into his silence.
The only thing we seem to be able to do as a family - Life, Animated 00:09
The only thing we seem to be able to do as a family
They loved to watch the Disney animated movies. - Life, Animated 00:05
They loved to watch the Disney animated movies.
We realized that was the only thing that was keeping Owen calm - Life, Animated 00:15
We realized that was the only thing that was keeping Owen ca...
I didn't know what autism was. I just knew that autism made - Life, Animated 00:06
I didn't know what autism was. I just knew that autism ...