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THE REASON I JUMP
WONDERLANDS
UK 2020, 82 min Director JERRY ROTHWELL
Based on the remarkable book by then 13-year-old autistic author Naoki Higashida—whose desire is to provide the world with a comprehensive understanding of how he reacts to the workings of the world around him and why—The Reason I Jump offers an extraordinarily intimate journey inside his mind that you won’t soon forget. The book acts as an envoy from another world, written to help us understand that world, and Deep Water director Jerry Rothwell’s film is a visually mesmerizing experience that allows us to explore and listen in on that other world. You’ll come to understand the reason Higashida jumps, but you’ll also be compelled to ask the question, “why haven’t I been listening?” In English and Krio with English subtitles
AWARDS: Sundance 2020—World Cinema Documentary Audience Award
DIRECTOR
JERRY ROTHWELL’s work includes the award-winning feature documentaries How to Change the World, Sour Grapes, Town of Runners, The School in The Cloud, Donor Unknown, Heavy Load, and Deep Water. His films have won numerous accolades including two Grierson Awards, a Sundance Special Jury Prize, an RTS Award, the IDA Pare Lorentz Award, and a BAFTA nomination.
FILM INFO
| COUNTRY: | UK |
| YEAR: | 2020 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 82 min |
| LANGUAGE: | English and Krio |
| DIRECTOR: | Jerry Rothwell |
| PRODUCERS: | Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER: | Ruben Woodin Dechamps |
| EDITOR: | David Charap |
| PRINT SOURCE: | Ealing Studios |
| NOTE WRITER: | Joni Cooper |