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World Festival of Animated Film /
short film edition 31 May - 5 June 2008
World Festival of Animated Film / short film edition 31 May - 5 June 2008
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An Alien in the Playground / An Alien in the Playground

Vanzemaljac

An Alien in the Playground / An Alien in the Playground


United Kingdom / 2009 / 3' 0''



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Synopsis


Josh never understood the games other children played. They didn’t make sense to him. He preferred walking all alone following the lines designed on playgrounds. He started to be seen as a “weird boy” and became quickly a target for school bullies. Year after year while he was increasingly overwhelmed by school rules and sensory overload, the bullying got worse and school became like a living nightmare or in the Josh’s words “a full-blown phobia”. With Josh's testimony we gain a precious insight into the world of Asperger’s syndrome discovering how some pupils can struggle at school and consequently suffer from profound emotional distress.

Production

Mosaic Films


Animation

Matthew Morgan


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