Temple Grandin
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. As a person with high-functioning autism, Grandin is also widely noted for her work in autism advocacy and is the inventor of the hug machine designed to calm hypersensitive persons. Grandin is listed in the 2010 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the category “Heroes”. Description above from the Wikipedia article Temple Grandin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birthday: August 29, 1947
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Gender: Female
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The Horse Boy
Overview: Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the unlikeliest of places.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-25
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This Business of Autism
Overview: This Business Of Autism is an expository documentary film about the economic and societal benefits of employing young adults with autism. The film addresses the positive impacts of developing profitable businesses while leveraging the unique capabilities of adults with autism, at the crossroads of government programs, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-31
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A Is for Autism
Overview: An animated documentary short made by people with autism.
Genres: Documentary Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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Speciesism: The Movie
Overview: Modern farms are struggling to keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United States are raised in giant, bizarre factories, hidden deep in remote areas of the countryside. Speciesism: The Movie director Mark Devries set out to investigate. The documentary takes viewers on a sometimes funny, sometimes frightening adventure, crawling through the bushes that hide these factories, flying in airplanes above their toxic manure lagoons, and coming face-to-face with their owners.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-18
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An Open Door
Overview: An Open Door is the international award-winning documentary that reflects on the influential life and work of Dr. Temple Grandin as a champion of the humane treatment of livestock, autism rights, and inclusive neurodiversity by employing her gifted insights from her personal experience with autism and visual thinking. The film speaks with Dr. Grandin, her colleagues, industry professionals and those she has influenced to celebrate her groundbreaking life, lessons learned and lasting legacy. An Open Door is directed by award-winning filmmaker John Barnhardt and presented by Colorado State University.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-07
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Spectrum: A Story of the Mind
Overview: A documentary about autism and sensory perception that features live-action and animated segments.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-03
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Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Overview: A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-06
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Overview: An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. Sacks was a fearless explorer of unknown mental worlds who helped redefine our understanding of the brain and mind, the diversity of human experience, and our shared humanity.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-29
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Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
Overview: In this investigation, filmmaker Timothy P. Mahoney examines the journey to the crossing location, looking at two competing views of the Red Sea Miracle. One he calls the “Egyptian Approach,” which looks near Egypt. The other he calls the “Hebrew Approach,” which looks far from Egypt to the Gulf of Aqaba where divers have been searching for the remains of Pharaoh’s army on the seafloor. The investigation raises giant questions about the real location for the crossing site and its implications on your view of God. The answers to these questions point to one of two very different realities.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-18
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Patterns of Evidence: Journey to Mount Sinai
Overview: Join investigative filmmaker Timothy Mahoney in the first of a two-film investigation following the Israelite's journey from the parting of the sea to Mt Sinai. Exodus Explorers, claim they have found physical evidence of this biblical event.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-17
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