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245 00 Portraits of Emotion: The Story of an Autistic Savant
       |h[Kanopy electronic resource] 
264  1 |bLOGTV,|c2007. 
264  1 [San Francisco, California, USA] :|bKanopy Streaming,
       |c2016. 
300    1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes):
       |bdigital, .flv file, sound 
306    005643 
336    two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2carrier 
500    In Process Record. 
500    Title from title frames. 
500    Film 
518    Originally produced by LOGTV in 2007. 
520    Portraits of Emotion is a feature length documentary film 
       that follows over the course of four years the life of 14-
       year-old Jonathan Lerman, an artistic prodigy who is 
       diagnosed with autism, a lifelong developmental disability
       that affects learning, communication and social 
       interaction. While capable of drawing astonishing 
       portraits that capture the nuances of human emotion, 
       Jonathan is unable to effectively verbally communicate his
       feelings. By giving the audience an in-depth look inside 
       Jonathan's life, Portraits of Emotion builds awareness 
       about the effects that autism has on a family over time. 
       By answering questions about why people with autism act 
       the way they do, this film will make viewers more 
       comfortable with people who are "different," and will help
       ameliorate society's attitudes toward the disabled. 
       Sometimes heart-wrenching, at other times comedic, 
       Jonathan's story encourages people to reevaluate their 
       assumptions about intelligence, talent and disability.. 
       Although he struggles to connect with others verbally, 
       Jonathan is able to process his world visually. He draws 
       compulsively, his sure strokes caricaturing people he 
       knows, faces from magazines, or popular rock and roll 
       bands. Of particular interest to those who follow the 
       world of "outsider art," over one hundred of Jonathan's 
       portraits have been sold to collectors and admirers for 
       prices of up to |2,000.. While the popularity of 
       Jonathan's drawings has drawn considerable media attention,
       Portraits of Emotion goes beyond the sensationalist news 
       reports. It does not glorify Jonathan's life by portraying
       him solely as a prodigious artist, nor is its purpose to 
       lament the pain and emotional distress that autism can 
       cause the disabled and their families. Instead, the film 
       gives the audience a far more complex and moving portrait 
       of Jonathan. It portrays him as a teenager whose 
       developmental disability, which has prevented him from 
       attaining emotional closeness with those around him 
       through verbal communication, has given him a powerful 
       artistic ability that enables him to express his feelings 
       and to reveal the feelings of others. The result is a 
       powerful, intimate portrait of life with autism for Jon 
       and his family.. Because his work would be considered 
       extraordinary even if he were not disabled, Jonathan is 
       considered a prodigious savant. Generally divided into two
       categories, an ordinary savant is someone who, though 
       mentally handicapped, can competently accomplish one 
       particular skill. A prodigious savant, while his other 
       intellectual abilities and social skills are severely 
       limited, has a talent that would be extraordinary even if 
       he were of normal intelligence. Prodigious savants are 
       rare - it is estimated that Jonathan is one of only one 
       hundred now alive.. Jonathan's astonishing work is defined
       by the facial expressions in his portraits that 
       communicate complex perceptions of human emotion. This is 
       especially notable because most autistic artists don't 
       show faces. In fact, it has been postulated that autistic 
       children, because of their difficulty with object 
       permanence, don't "see faces." Jonathan's drawings reject 
       this notion by not only depicting faces, but by capturing 
       the intense feelings the faces express.. To what extent 
       Jonathan understands the success of his art is not clear. 
       While displaying prodigious ability with charcoal and 
       paper, he struggles socially. Although his room is 
       plastered with rock posters and baseball memorabilia, 
       making him appear on the surface like any other teen, 
       Jonathan's life is a world away from that of his peers. 
       Because daily routines help Jonathan deal with the sensory
       integration problems that are characteristic of autism, he
       follows a closely proscribed regimen, including meticulous
       details from the time of his departure for school to the 
       toppings on his cheeseburger. While his hands are capable 
       of drawing precise lines, he lacks the motor coordination 
       to hit a baseball. His parents patiently help him remain 
       calm as he copes with new situations.. Jonathan's father, 
       Alan, hopes that his son may make a great contribution to 
       the whole population of disabled people, explaining, "My 
       view is that Jonathan may achieve some celebrity, and now 
       kids who tease him will say, 'this is a famous artist.' 
       They will want to know him, and that positivity will be 
       extrapolated to other handicapped children." It is with a 
       similar goal in mind that Portraits of Emotion allows 
       viewers to intimately glimpse the complexities of this 
       autistic prodigy's life.. Taking an autistic individual 
       out into the community can be a source of stress for 
       parents. People may stare, make comments or fail to 
       understand any mishaps or behaviors that may occur. As a 
       result of these potential experiences, families often 
       become uncomfortable and, feeling like they cannot 
       socialize or relate to others, may experience a sense of 
       isolation from their friends, relatives and community.. By
       painting a deeply humanizing portrait of Jonathan as at 
       once both incredibly gifted and impaired, the film will 
       encourage viewers to become more familiar with disabled 
       people in their communities.. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Child health services. 
650  0 Mental Health. 
653    Documentaries 
655  7 Documentary films|2lcgft 
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