Melody Brooks is navigating sixth grade as a nonverbal wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy. With the help of some assistive technology and her devoted, exuberant allies, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.Out of My Mind presents a sincere experience of teenage girlhood through the lenses of disability and belonging. Director Amber Sealey crafts a world around Melody that is all too familiar; at once full of love, fun, and opportunity, yet systemically unfair to those who are different. Actress Phoebe-Rae Taylor, who similarly lives with cerebral palsy, embodies Melody from a place of authenticity and heart.Melody’s wants courageously steer this narrative — her desires to prove her intelligence, befriend girls her age, and, ultimately, break free from the limiting preconceptions of others, are both unique and deeply universal. This is a powerful story about finding one’s voice, bolstered by the collective passion and advocacy of those who are willing to really listen.—CA源自:https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/656a0188fac9f44f88c04164
20世纪30年代,英国某女子教会寄宿学校。这里校风极其严格,女孩们被要求墨守成规,不允许有任何堕落和消极的思想。而游泳队的教师G小姐(伊娃·格林 Eva Green 饰)显得如此与众不同,她个性张扬,思想开放,鼓励学生努力追求自身的欲望。在女孩们的眼中,G小姐是如此迷人。不久,来自西班牙的贵族小姐费雅玛·科罗纳(玛利亚·瓦沃德 María Valverde 饰)转学至此,她高雅尊贵的气质和亲切友善的性格令女孩们甚为倾倒,甚至G小姐也喜欢上这个出身豪门却有着独立思想的女孩。然而费雅玛的处事态度渐渐令G小姐感
The movie follows Fela Blackburn, whose life is shattered when she loses her husband, Rodney Blackburn, at the hands of a police officer. Determined to get to the bottom of the incident and seek justice, she leans on her best friend, Marley Wells, who is