Private Project

Autism: A Curious Case of the Human Mind

Thomas wants to learn about the neurological condition that his little brother, Owen, was diagnosed with as a child - autism. Through the piecing together of home videos and interviews with people both on and off the autistic spectrum, Thomas attempts to learn more about the condition whilst telling the story of him and his brother, in an effort to raise awareness and society's understanding of the condition.

  • Thomas Griffiths
    Writer
  • Veronica J. Valentini
    Executive Producer
  • Rob McLean
    Production Manager
  • Catrin Roberts
    Directors of Photography
  • Emily Swithenbank-Harris
    Directors of Photography
  • Geraint Perry
    Editors
  • Rob McLean
    Editors
  • Thomas Griffiths
    Editors
  • Luke Thomas
    Camera Operators
  • Elliott Owain
    Camera Operators
  • Catrin Roberts
    Camera Operators
  • Emily Swithenbank-Harris
    Camera Operators
  • Elliott Owain
    Boom Operator
  • Thomas Griffiths
    Director
  • Thomas Griffiths
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Student
  • Runtime:
    57 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    380 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2017
    Llanelli
    United Kingdom
    May 11, 2017
    Wales Premiere
    Best Documentary Feature, Best of Festival
  • Equality Film Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    December 17, 2016
    Ukraine Premiere
  • Prince of Prestige Academy Awards
    Florida
    United States
    July 29, 2017
    Florida Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Vimeo
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Thomas Griffiths

Thomas Elliott Griffiths was born in Wrexham, Wales. He is a director, writer and producer known for Autism: A Curious Case of the Human Mind (2017). As a child, Thomas originally wanted to become an actor and studied performing arts for a number of years, until he discovered Media Studies and began working behind the camera instead. Thomas completed a 2 year TV and Film Production course at Coleg Cambria, Wrexham, before enrolling at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, to study Film Studies and Film Production.

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Director Statement

I'm a boy who fell in love with film from an early age. Having a household with an Autistic brother consisted of towers of VHS tapes being piled around my home, so I had an entire library of motion picture to indulge myself in whilst growing up.

This film's subject was a very personal topic for me to approach however I believed it evoked the right motivation and emotions from me to pursue it enough - to really want it. I am so excited to present this journey to audiences all around the world and hopefully provide an touching and educational insight into autism, and hopefully make this world a little bit more understanding of such a complex and mysterious condition.