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Audio Podcast: Wretches and Jabberers a Movie Event




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The Institute’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism the Autism Society of Indiana have been selected by the Autism Society of America to host two screenings of the film Wretches & Jabberers, on April 16 in Bloomington and April 23 in Indianapolis, to commemorate National Autism Awareness Month.

Wretches & Jabberers, directed by Academy Award winner Gerardine Wurzburg, follows two men with autism, who embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability, intelligence, and communication. "We are pleased to be selected by the National Autism Society to be a local host of this film event. We hope the documentary will bring awareness to the reality of the challenges faced by adults on the autism spectrum while celebrating their potential," said Cathy Pratt, director of the IRCA and past president of ASA.

The local screening of Wretches & Jabberers will be hosted by the IRCA and representatives of the IU student group Students on the Spectrum (SOS), which focuses on providing IU students living with autism with supports and opportunities to engage in campus and community activities. The Bloomington screening will be held on Saturday, April 16, starting at noon at AMC Showplace 12, 2929 W. Third St. The Indianapolis screening will be held on Saturday, April 23, at AMC Showplace 17, 4325 South Meridian Street., starting at noon.

Additionally, AMC Theatres is partnering with the National Autism Society and the film distribution company Area 23a for a national theatrical run of Wretches & Jabberers. Area 23a will open Wretches & Jabberers across the United States as part of a 40-city tour in top markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston beginning April 2, which is World Autism Awareness Day. AMC will donate a portion of the ticket sales from the 40-city tour to the Autism Society.

For more information on the Bloomington event, contact Pam Anderson, Indiana Resource Center for Autism, at (812) 855-6508 or pamander@indiana.edu. For information on the Indianapolis screening, contact Leslie Jachim at 1-800-609-8449 or info@inautism.org.