ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS

LIFE, ANIMATED (2016)

Starring Owen Suskind, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried and Ron Suskind. Directed by Roger Ross Williams.

Owen Suskind is an autistic young man who could not speak for years as a child and yet slowly emerged from his isolation by immersing himself in Disney animated movies. The subject of his father Ron Suskind’s New York Times bestseller, Owen used these films as a roadmap to reconnect with his loving family and the wider world.

REVIEWS Life, Animated - A testament to the power of cinema and the human spirit

LIFE, ANIMATED (2016)

Starring Owen Suskind, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried and Ron Suskind. Directed by Roger Ross Williams.

Owen Suskind is an autistic young man who could not speak for years as a child and yet slowly emerged from his isolation by immersing himself in Disney animated movies. The subject of his father Ron Suskind’s New York Times bestseller, Owen used these films as a roadmap to reconnect with his loving family and the wider world.

REVIEWS Life, Animated - A testament to the power of cinema and the human spirit