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The Reason I Jump

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.

Director

Jerry Rothwell

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Genre

documentary, drama

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Awards

9 wins & 17 nominations

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[distant waves] - The Reason I Jump

[distant waves]

[Naoki] When I was small, - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] When I was small,

From your point of view,
the world of autism - The Reason I Jump

From your point of view, the world of autism

[Naoki] Can you imagine
how your life would be - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] Can you imagine how your life would be

Hi, all the fountains are off
in Greece. - The Reason I Jump

Hi, all the fountains are off in Greece.

[loud traffic] - The Reason I Jump

[Emma makes sounds] - The Reason I Jump

[Emma makes sounds]

[Aarti] Amrit picks up on things
which people usually do not. - The Reason I Jump

[Aarti] Amrit picks up on things which people usually do not...

For a very long time - The Reason I Jump

For a very long time

That was the time - The Reason I Jump

That was the time

And that is how
the journey began. - The Reason I Jump

And that is how the journey began.

[Naoki] So how do I see
the world? - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] So how do I see the world?

When you see an object - The Reason I Jump

When you see an object

But for me, the details
jump straight out first of all, - The Reason I Jump

But for me, the details jump straight out first of all,

[exaggerated metallic
rain-like sounds] - The Reason I Jump

[exaggerated metallic rain-like sounds]

Just to get a grip on things,
I have to scan my memory - The Reason I Jump

Just to get a grip on things, I have to scan my memory

[David] The chaos of the world
has to be - The Reason I Jump

[David] The chaos of the world has to be

[David] Naoki Higashida wrote
'The Reason I Jump' - The Reason I Jump

[David] Naoki Higashida wrote 'The Reason I Jump'

It's like cartography.
He makes a map of his mind. - The Reason I Jump

It's like cartography. He makes a map of his mind.

[Jes makes sudden sound] - The Reason I Jump

[Jes makes sudden sound]

[coat hangers clicking] - The Reason I Jump

[coat hangers clicking]

[indistinct chatter] - The Reason I Jump

[indistinct chatter]

But when I read Naoki's book, - The Reason I Jump

But when I read Naoki's book,

I've acted so strange
with my own child. - The Reason I Jump

I've acted so strange with my own child.

[Aarti sighs] - The Reason I Jump

[kisses] - The Reason I Jump

[gentle music playing] - The Reason I Jump

[gentle music playing]

[wet clay slapping] - The Reason I Jump

[wet clay slapping]

[Naoki] Every single thing
has its own unique beauty. - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] Every single thing has its own unique beauty.

A person who's looking
at a mountain far away - The Reason I Jump

A person who's looking at a mountain far away

[pencil scrapes on paper] - The Reason I Jump

[pencil scrapes on paper]

[Aarti]
There are certain sounds, - The Reason I Jump

[Aarti] There are certain sounds,

[hums in a high pitch] - The Reason I Jump

[hums in a high pitch]

[choir echoes] - The Reason I Jump

[choir echoes] - The Reason I Jump

[murmurs] - The Reason I Jump

[car horns] - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] Not being able to talk - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] Not being able to talk

[David] How can you be subject
to all this wild, - The Reason I Jump

[David] How can you be subject to all this wild,

Naoki Higashida sort of
achieved the impossible. - The Reason I Jump

Naoki Higashida sort of achieved the impossible.

It felt like when I was at-- - The Reason I Jump

It felt like when I was at--

My wife and I wanted the people
who work with our son - The Reason I Jump

My wife and I wanted the people who work with our son

[David] The book felt like
an envoy from another world, - The Reason I Jump

[David] The book felt like an envoy from another world,

[Naoki] My mind - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] My mind

As a child, I used to wander
off from home. - The Reason I Jump

As a child, I used to wander off from home.

[swing screeching] - The Reason I Jump

[swing screeching]

[Joss] Hi. Hi, Joss. - The Reason I Jump

[Joss] Hi. Hi, Joss.

-It's going round.
-[carer 1] It is going round. - The Reason I Jump

-It's going round. -[carer 1] It is going round.

[carer 1] High, Joss. - The Reason I Jump

[carer 1] High, Joss.

- I am a good lad.
- Joss, Joss we're gonna take
the sausage and chips - The Reason I Jump

- I am a good lad. - Joss, Joss we're gonna take the sa...

[Joss laughing] - The Reason I Jump

[Joss laughing]

[cello music playing] - The Reason I Jump

[cello music playing]

[Naoki] As soon as
I try to speak with someone, - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] As soon as I try to speak with someone,

There is a gap
between what I'm thinking - The Reason I Jump

There is a gap between what I'm thinking

[Naoki] It's like a reflex... - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] It's like a reflex...

As if I'm drowning
in a flood of words. - The Reason I Jump

As if I'm drowning in a flood of words.

[Naoki] The big exception
is words or phrases - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] The big exception is words or phrases

[laughs] Papa, Papa! - The Reason I Jump

[laughs] Papa, Papa!

[dog barks] - The Reason I Jump

Joss, the dog's gone now,
we're gonna keep walking - The Reason I Jump

Joss, the dog's gone now, we're gonna keep walking

-[distant dog barks]
-[threatening drone sound] - The Reason I Jump

-[distant dog barks] -[threatening drone sound]

[Stevie]
Joss can see everything, - The Reason I Jump

[Stevie] Joss can see everything,

Everything related back
to water and light, - The Reason I Jump

Everything related back to water and light,

One of the things
I would love to be - The Reason I Jump

One of the things I would love to be

[humming noise continues] - The Reason I Jump

[humming noise continues]

No, it's like a red hoover.
Sounds like a red hoover. - The Reason I Jump

No, it's like a red hoover. Sounds like a red hoover.

[electricity box fizzes] - The Reason I Jump

[electricity box fizzes]

[choir humming grows louder] - The Reason I Jump

[choir humming grows louder]

[loud static
and choir grows louder still] - The Reason I Jump

[loud static and choir grows louder still]

[music and static abruptly cuts] - The Reason I Jump

[music and static abruptly cuts]

-We need to get pizza.
-[Stevie] We're gonna go-- - The Reason I Jump

-We need to get pizza. -[Stevie] We're gonna go--

[sound of running water] - The Reason I Jump

[sound of running water]

We did have a sprinkler.
Mummy used to-- - The Reason I Jump

We did have a sprinkler. Mummy used to--

[Joss squeals with happiness] - The Reason I Jump

[Joss squeals with happiness]

[Jeremy] Specific events. - The Reason I Jump

[Jeremy] Specific events.

I think the earliest
we've had is when he was - The Reason I Jump

I think the earliest we've had is when he was

Like some kind of,
um, slideshow, - The Reason I Jump

Like some kind of, um, slideshow,

[Naoki]
Time is a continuous thing - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] Time is a continuous thing

I imagine
other people's memories - The Reason I Jump

I imagine other people's memories

[Naoki] The trouble
with scattered memories - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] The trouble with scattered memories

[Stevie]
Daddy is getting pizza, - The Reason I Jump

[Stevie] Daddy is getting pizza,

[Naoki] Exactly what
the next moment has in store - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] Exactly what the next moment has in store

-[scribbling]
-[the sounds of a storm] - The Reason I Jump

-[scribbling] -[the sounds of a storm]

[Stevie] As he's hit puberty, - The Reason I Jump

[Stevie] As he's hit puberty,

[Naoki] There are times
when I can't act, - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] There are times when I can't act,

[Naoki] It's as if my whole body
belongs to someone else. - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] It's as if my whole body belongs to someone els...

[Joss roaring] - The Reason I Jump

-[Jeremy] Joss!
-[Joss roaring] - The Reason I Jump

-[Jeremy] Joss! -[Joss roaring]

-[Jeremy] Joss, stop! Stop!
-[thudding] - The Reason I Jump

-[Jeremy] Joss, stop! Stop! -[thudding]

[Naoki] It's a feeling
of helplessness - The Reason I Jump

[Naoki] It's a feeling of helplessness

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Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jerry Rothwell

Writer: Naoki Higashida

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 83/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Jan 2021

Awards: 9 wins & 17 nominations

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