GOd's Ears Movie Screening

The month of April is both Autism Awareness Month and the Month of the Military Child. Rethinking Autism, an advocacy Web site, is celebrating Autism Awareness and the Military Child by hosting a screening of the award-winning independent film God’s Ears in Culver City, CA to benefit military families touched by autism.

Date: Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Time: 7:00pm Location:William Holden Theater Sony Studios 10202 W Washington Blvd btw Madison & Overland Culver City, CA 90232 (Enter through the Culver Gate) Cost: $25 (All proceeds will go to OAR's Operation Autism)

Award-winning Independent Film, God’s Ears, tells the story of an autistic boxer and an exotic dancer that form a tenuous friendship that helps them both to better understand the world that appears to have left them both behind. Michael Worth wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this critically acclaimed film. To read more about this film or watch the trailer, visit www.godsears.com.

*If you can't attend the screening but would like to still help Operation Autism,
then click here to donate. (Please write "God's Ears" in the Comments section)

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dana Commandatore at 310-228-8526 or email danacommandatore@gmail.com.

OAR and Rethinking Autism would like to extend a very special thanks to Sony Studios for generously donating the William Holden Theater for the screening.

Operation Autism is a web-based resource specifically designed and created to support military families that have children with autism. It is the shared product of the vision and energy of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and the funding support of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation.

Operation Autism directly supports U.S. military families touched by autism and autism spectrum disorders. It serves as an introduction to autism, a guide for the life journey with autism and a ready reference for available resources, services and support.

OAR’s intent in developing this resource is to provide military families with access to quality, evidence-based information; support families on and off base; offer tips for dealing with some of the unique challenges military life poses for military dependent autistic children and their families; inform parents of their child’s education rights and offer strategies for success in the classroom and provide a forum where military parents can ask questions, share information and ideas and lend mutual support.

RethinkingAutism.com is an advocacy website that promotes a more positive view of autism. Over the past two years, Dana Commandatore and Michael Broderick have made videos that support individuals with autism by trying to show how acceptance and understanding can lead to a better quality of life for everyone involved. RethinkingAutism.com is not a charity and does not accept donations. Instead, Dana and Michael try to highlight autism and disability charities already in place that support a better quality of life.