Film Credits
Director | Gerardine Wurzburg |
Producers | Douglas Biklen Gerardine Wurzburg |
Executive Producer | John P. Hussman |
Editor | Barbara Ballow |
Music by | J. Ralph |
Director of Photography | Gary Griffin |
Graphic Design | Carol Hilliard |
Line Producer | Neetu Chopra |
Associate Producers | Dan Curl Denise Nakamizu |
Sound | Bob Silverthorne |
Editorial Advisor | Grady Watts |
Marketing Director | Jennifer Russo |
Additional Camera | Jerry Risius Shunichi Yasuda |
Production Assistant | Juliet Hutchings |
Lighting | Adam Abelson Donald Aros |
Still Photographer | Ralph Allswang |
Images | Brandon Training School Archives Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living, Waterbury, VT "My Dream" by Léonard Foujita (1947) ©2009 Kimiyo Foujita & SPDA, Tokyo Poster created by The Japan Association of Art Museums |
Post Production Services | Henninger Media Services Online Editor Jef Huey Audio Mixer Rob Fritts Colorist Dave Markun Post-Production Advisor Sam Crawford Sr. Project Manager Kathy Huycke Director of Project Management Lauren Boettcher |
Score | Composed by J. Ralph Produced & Arranged by Bub Jess Scoring Mixer & Engineer Bub Jess Co-Produced by Arthur Pingrey Pro Tools & Programming Arthur Pingrey 2nd Engineer Brian Binsack 3rd Engineer Gary Morris Additional Pro Tools Editing Chris Halac Studio Coordinator Guy Rabinowitz Recorded at The Theater, New York City, March-June 2010 |
Soundtrack | “THE REASONS WHY” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph Performed by J. Ralph “KILLINGLY HARD” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph and Antony Performed by Antony and J. Ralph “LYING DOWN STATUES” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph and Devendra Banhart Performed by Devendra Banhart and J. Ralph “MORE LIKE YOU” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph Performed by Ben Harper “BIRDSONG REPRISE” Music by J. Ralph Performed by Judy Collins “BIRDSONG REPRISE” Music by J. Ralph Additional Vocals by Leah Siegel “LOW BAREFOOT TOLERANCE” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph and Stephen Stills Performed by Stephen Stills “CHANGE IS GONNA COME” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph Performed by Norah Jones “ONE WHOLE HOUR” Music & Lyrics by J. Ralph. Performed by Scarlett Johansson "IWC" Written By J. Ralph Performed by The Rumor Mill Published by Tubby & The Spaniard Music Publishing "MOMENTARY MOVEMENTS" Written By J. Ralph Performed by The Rumor Mill Published by Tubby & The Spaniard Music Publishing "IMPOSSIBLE" Written By J. Ralph Performed by The Rumor Mill Published by Tubby & The Spaniard Music Publishing “FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE” Written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Arranged by Marc Reift Performed by the Marc Reift Orchestra Published by Editions Marc Reift Courtesy of Marcophon Devendra Banhart appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Judy Collins appears courtesy of Wildflower Records Ben Harper appears courtesy of Virgin Records America Norah Jones appears courtesy of Blue Note Records J. Ralph appears courtesy of Rumor Mill Records Stephen Stills appears courtesy of Vapor Records |
Location Advisors | Japan - Maho Suzuki Finland - Eija Karna, Ph.D., University of Eastern Finland Sri Lanka - Anoja Rajapatirana, E.A.S.E. Foundation |
Location Production Services Provided by | Sri Lanka Video Image (PVT) Ltd. Fixers: Sohan de Silva & Anthony Lordon Gaffer: Thilak Pushpakumara Runner: Udayashantha Rajasinghe Japan Virgin Earth, Inc. Fixers: Richard Kipnis & Lucy Craft Gaffer: Shunichi Yasuda Finland Oktober Oy Fixer: Timo Vierimaa Gaffer: Mikko Leinonen Runners: Mikko Paju & Rami Honkimaa |
Japan | Tokyo University Conference on Autism "The World of Autism Narrated by the People with Autism" Conference Planning Committee Hatsuho Ayashiro Lee Geonsil Yumiko Kogo Lei Zhang Nozomi Hashimoto Mariko Harada Isao Fujioka Masahiro Nochi Izumi Ishikawa Yoko Sakuma Satoru Takahashi Ayako Tabe Yusuke Yokoya Toshiko Suzuki Hiroji Suzuki Maho Suzuki |
Japanese Voice Talent | Jun Naito |
Japanese Translation | Masae Kaminski Maho Suzuki |
Finland | Finnish Association for Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome Conference “My Turn to Speak” Conference Planning Committee Henrietta Gyllenbögel Katariina Mäkelä Katriina Saari |
Finnish Voice Talent | Helena Grunberg Tuomos Hiltunen |
Finnish Translation | Eija Kärnä Desmond O’Rourke |
United States | Syracuse University Disability Studies in Education Conference Technology Support Alan Foley Paula Maxwell Panelists Jamie Burke Sue Rubin |
Special Thanks | The John P. Hussman Foundation |
Thanks to the families | Alma Bissonnette & Sally Verwey Sue, Hilton & Jeff Thresher Anoja & Sarath Rajapatirana Miki, Yasuhiro & Rina Higashida Jouko & Eija Lappalainen Anita Simola-Laulainen |
Additional Thanks | Syracuse University - School of Education Institute on Communication and Inclusion HowardCenter, Burlington, VT Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc. Community Development Services, Barre, VT Director Marie Zura Education and Communication Specialist Pascal Cheng Case Manager for Larry Bissonnette Erin Daigle Community Inclusion Facilitator Frank O’Neil Director Julie Martin Director of Communication Training & Resources Harvey Lavoy Case Manager for Tracy Thresher Rachel Perkins Community Support Specialist Joseph Mahr |
Thanks | Pat Aufderheide June Bascom Joe Bookchin Sari Biklen Noah Biklen Molly Biklen Gordon Coveney Smirti Daniel Dotty and Tony Derby Hanna Ekman Jody Emerson Professor Satoshi Fukushima Hendrick Glaeser Cindy Grant Pirjo Häkkinen Rob Henninger Jeff Hodges Terri Hussman Oona Krohn-Virta Rupika & Ryan Kroon Maisie & Lynn Lajeuness Tuulia Lepisto Sinikka Liimola Tarja Makkonen Marko John Mantila Marja Matilainen Jack McKernon Don McMahon Monk Hogen Natori Professor Masahiro Nochi Emily Parker Jason Parkin Carol Perera Dan Pudvah Periyasamy Rajasekara Steven Sack Senator Phil Scott, VT Naomi Schiller Perry Shafer Rachel Senechal Joan Stephens Chandini Tillakarathna Minna Teperi Jim Toman Cathy Trost Rick Velez Jaakko Vilokkinen Charlotte Anne Watts Margaret Emily Watts Atheneum Art Museum Autismisäätiö The Barefoot Gallery Best Western Shinjinku Astina Hotel, Tokyo Educate Advocate Support Empower(E.A.S.E.) Foundation of Sri Lanka EP Management H. Glaeser Signs The Hilton Hotel, Burlington, VT Hirvisuo Group Home Käpylä Supported Employment Program Kellogg-Hubbard Library Kinokuniya Bookstore Lake Champlain Ferries Lastenlinna Hospital LeZot Camera The Lodge at Millstone Mitsuzoin Temple The McKernon Group Mount Lavinia Hotel Muddy Waters The Open Education Institute Orchard Hill Center Ravintola König Regis Salon, Berlin Mall, Berlin, VT Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center Spaulding High School Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Soup n’ Greens Suomenoja Daytime Activity Center Thurston College Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Tokyo University UPS Store, Burlington, VT Vermont Film Commission Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, VT |
State of the Art, Inc. | Grady Watts Alison Dick Dan Curl Ellen Dempsey |
Accounting | Laura Felhoelter Carol Ward |
Legal | Gail Ross |
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