If You Could Say It in Words
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If You Could Say it in Words is a 2008
American
romance film
film written and directed by Nicholas Gray. It focuses on the relationship between two disparate individuals. The film played at multiple American film festival
s in 2008-09. It has also been screened in connection with autism awareness programs in Nebraska in 2009 and by the Dutch Ministry of Health's during Autism Awareness Week in 2010. The film will be distributed on DVD in North America by Vanguard Cinema in November 2010.
who is immersed in completing a triptych
of emotion paintings. Sadie Mitchell is attempting to get her life back in order while sacrificing in most areas of her life. The two meet by chance and engage in an awkward romance that starts to bring their flaws to the surface.
community for autism
and autism spectrum disorders, first discussed the film on the organization's website with a February 2008 interview with actor Alvin Keith and director Nicholas Gray. In September 2008 he wrote a review in which he described his appreciation for the film's three-dimensional and unexaggerated interpretation of the disorder, calling it "...the most authentic portrayal of an autistic person I've ever seen in the movies."
New York Film Critics Circle member, Mike d'Angelo, gave special praise to actress Marin Ireland, calling her work "...one of the most stunning performances I've seen in the past couple of years — easily my top Best Actress pick for various polls and surveys, at this writing, should the film get a New York commercial release."
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The film's West Coast premiere was at the 2009 Method Fest in Calabasas Ca, near Los Angeles. Method Fest is named after the famous "Method" school of acting, showcases breakout acting performances in character and story-driven films. At this festival the film was presented by award-winning writer Dennis Lehane
and earned nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Low Budget Filmmaking and for Best Actress (Marin Ireland).
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
American
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
film written and directed by Nicholas Gray. It focuses on the relationship between two disparate individuals. The film played at multiple American film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
s in 2008-09. It has also been screened in connection with autism awareness programs in Nebraska in 2009 and by the Dutch Ministry of Health's during Autism Awareness Week in 2010. The film will be distributed on DVD in North America by Vanguard Cinema in November 2010.
Plot
Nelson Hodge is a lower class painter with undiagnosed Asperger syndromeAsperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
who is immersed in completing a triptych
Triptych
A triptych , from tri-= "three" + ptysso= "to fold") is a work of art which is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works...
of emotion paintings. Sadie Mitchell is attempting to get her life back in order while sacrificing in most areas of her life. The two meet by chance and engage in an awkward romance that starts to bring their flaws to the surface.
Cast
- Alvin Keith ..... Nelson Hodge
- Marin IrelandMarin IrelandMarin Ireland is an American film, stage and television actress.She won the 2009 Theatre World Award and was nominated for a 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in reasons to be pretty.-Education:...
..... Sadie Mitchell - Gerry Lehane ..... Dr. Mark Gibson
- Yvonne Woods ..... Julie Gibson
- Susanna Guzman ..... Maria Ramirez
- PaSean Wilson ..... Lucy
- Douglas Stewart ..... Dr. Sid Meyers
- Dana SnyderDana SnyderDana Snyder is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for playing Master Shake on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force show, and the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, both part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim franchise.- Early life :Dana Snyder was born in...
..... Baseball Fan #1 - Stephen McKinley Henderson ... Baseball Fan #2
- McDonald Gray Jr. ..... Dr. Radison
- Sam Torpio ..... Ewan Lancaster
- Katie Cook ..... Sally Stoop
- Brett Casne ..... Yankee Hater #1
- Joseph Wickersham ..... Yankee Hater #2
- John Lewis ..... Yankee Hater #3
- Joshua Minton ..... Yankee Hater #4
- Tom Dudzic ..... Yankee Hater #5
Critical reception
Alex Plank, founder of the Wrong PlanetWrong Planet
Wrong Planet is an online community for individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome. The site was started in 2004 by Dan Grover and Alex Plank and includes a chatroom, a large forum, a dating section, and articles describing how to deal with daily issues...
community for autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
and autism spectrum disorders, first discussed the film on the organization's website with a February 2008 interview with actor Alvin Keith and director Nicholas Gray. In September 2008 he wrote a review in which he described his appreciation for the film's three-dimensional and unexaggerated interpretation of the disorder, calling it "...the most authentic portrayal of an autistic person I've ever seen in the movies."
New York Film Critics Circle member, Mike d'Angelo, gave special praise to actress Marin Ireland, calling her work "...one of the most stunning performances I've seen in the past couple of years — easily my top Best Actress pick for various polls and surveys, at this writing, should the film get a New York commercial release."
Awards and nominations
The film was named Best Feature and Best of Festival at the 2008 Derby City Film Festival in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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The film's West Coast premiere was at the 2009 Method Fest in Calabasas Ca, near Los Angeles. Method Fest is named after the famous "Method" school of acting, showcases breakout acting performances in character and story-driven films. At this festival the film was presented by award-winning writer Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane is an American author. He has written several award-winning novels, including A Drink Before the War and the New York Times bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award-winning film. Another novel, Gone, Baby, Gone, was also adapted into an Academy...
and earned nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Low Budget Filmmaking and for Best Actress (Marin Ireland).