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The Stimming Pool

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Created by a collective of neurodivergent filmmakers in an attempt to provide an alternative and artistic take on what it's like to live with neurodivergence in a chaotic world not made for those who are different.

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Sophie Monks Kaufman Sight & Sound Nov 5
The film elides conventional descriptions. It is something truly collective – radical in ways that challenge not just neurodiverse stereotypes, but the film industry’s standard ways of telling a story. Go to Full Review
Alex Hopkins-McQuillan Little White Lies Mar 27
4/5
In its oblique, non-linear style, The Stimming Pool is quite unlike anything else out there. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Mar 26
4/5
Ingenious, funny, intellectually curious -- and pregnant with ideas. It is all about how autism shapes creativity and makes sense of the self, and it gives a new kind of access to the mysterious and the uncanny. Go to Full Review
Kevin Harley Radio Times Apr 12
4/5
Experimental and engaging, the result aims to show how the world might look from the viewpoints of people with autism. Go to Full Review
Victoria Luxford City AM Apr 8
3/5
While not a flawless endeavour, The Stimming Pool goes some way to bridging the gap in public understanding of a condition that for too long has been misunderstood. Go to Full Review
Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Mar 28
3/5
[The Stimming Pool] gives an unusual insight into what it means to be neurodivergent and the special edge it gives to creativity. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Created by a collective of neurodivergent filmmakers in an attempt to provide an alternative and artistic take on what it's like to live with neurodivergence in a chaotic world not made for those who are different.
Director
Benjamin Brown, Sam Ahern, Georgia Kumari Bradburn, Steven Eastwood, Robin Elliot-Knowles, Lucy Walker
Producer
Steven Eastwood, Chloe White
Production Co
Whalebone Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 10m