Okay!: The ASD Band Film
| Okay!: The ASD Band Film | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mark Bone |
| Written by | Greg Rosati |
| Produced by | Gregory Rosati Amalie Bruun |
| Starring | The ASD Band |
| Cinematography | Chris Romeike |
| Edited by | Eva Dubovoy |
| Music by | Maury LaFoy |
Production companies | Escarpment Films Edelman Jake's House |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Okay!: The ASD Band Film is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Mark Bone and released in 2022.[1] The film profiles the ASD Band, a Toronto-based group of musicians on the autism spectrum who released their debut EP, and played their first-ever live show in a public venue, in February 2022.[1]
The band was first formed in 2019, after three of its four members, Ron Adea, Rawan Tuffaha and Jackson D. Begley, played on stage with Roger Hodgson at a World Autism Awareness Day concert benefiting the Toronto autism charity Jake's House.[2] The fourth member, Spenser Murray, was invited to join afterward.[2] Their first live show as a band had originally been planned for 2020, but after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation, they recorded several covers of classic pop and rock songs for release to music streaming platforms and began writing their own original songs.[3]
The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] where it was named the second-place winner of the Rogers Audience Award.[5]
The band subsequently competed in the third season of Canada's Got Talent.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joseph Pugh, "A new Canadian doc follows four musicians on the autism spectrum as they release an EP". CBC News, April 29, 2022.
- ^ a b Ashley Westerman, "Toronto's ASD Band Looks To Raise Autism Awareness By Example". NPR, October 23, 2020.
- ^ Nick Krewen, "Toronto’s ASD Band wants others on the autism spectrum to know: ‘We can do anything’". Toronto Star, January 19, 2022.
- ^ Andrew Tracy, "Hot Docs unveils full lineup ahead of 2022 festival". RealScreen, March 30, 2022.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "‘Eternal Spring’ Takes Rogers Audience and Hot Docs Audience Awards". Variety, May 9, 2022.
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