January 2010
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/thestoryofluke: A research trip becomes a...
As part of the development of the screenplay of “The Story of Luke”, I made several research trips to Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru, the school for people with autism and other developmental disabilities that my mother founded, and whose students and parents provided inspiration for The Story of Luke. On one of my trips I decided to document the lives of some of the families I met,...
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/thestoryofluke: The spark for the film
What is it like to be on the outside? To experience life in a different way? What is it like to see other people living full lives and know that you will never have that yourself? And what happens when you decide that you will not accept your fate but make your own? This is the story of Luke.
Since I was a child, I was surrounded by people with special needs, their parents and the professionals...
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/thestoryofluke: About
- A coming-of-age/Comedy
Logline:
Sheltered his whole life by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is suddenly thrust into a world that doesn’t expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love, and he isn’t taking no for an answer.
Synopsis:
Luke, 23, is autistic and has lived a sheltered...