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Mar 11, 2017 / 15:34

Film Screening and Discussion “Jack of the Red Hearts”

One of a few fictional feature films about parenting a child with autism, directed by a mother of an autistic child.

The film screening and discussion “Jack of the Red Hearts” with director Janet Grillo at TPD.
Schedule
• 2.00 – 3.45 pm : Film screening Jack of the Red Hearts (100’)
• 3.45 – 4.45 pm : Discussion with director Janet Grillo
Film notes
JACK OF THE RED HEARTS is a fantasy movie, but brings the real life message. It tells a story about parents with autistic children, directed by a mother with autistic children, and scripted by the aunt of the autistic child.
The film won the jury award for best film at the first Bentonvillle Film Festival in 2015, the second prize of the NYWIFT/Ravenal Foundation Grant for over-40-year-old female director, Chimera Award for Gender Equality at the Catalina Film Festival.
The film was screened at film festivals in the United States and around the world, receiving a total of 11 awards.
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles
Film Screening and Discussion “Jack of the Red Hearts”  will run on Sun 12 Mar 2017, 2 pm at TPD, 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi.