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Full Spectrum - A Queer Outdoorsy Film About Autism

Full Spectrum is a very personal and vulnerable short film. In it, queer runner Caroline Whatley (she/her) shares a snapshot in time (her first year after receiving a diagnosis) of what it's like to learn you're autistic at 46 years old having never known.

  • Erin McGrady
    Director
  • Erin McGrady
    Writer
  • Erin McGrady
    Producer
  • Caroline Whatley
    Key Cast
  • Erin McGrady
    Cinematographer
  • Caroline Whatley
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 20, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • No Man's Land Film Festival
    Denver, Colorado
    United States
    March 7, 2025
    World Premier
    Official Selection Film Festival and World Tour
Director Biography - Erin McGrady

Erin McGrady (she/her) is a Queer, Korean American filmmaker. Her work aims to increase representation in the outdoors. She is one-half of Authentic Asheville, a small business that she runs with her wife, Caroline Whatley, that creates short films, photography, and social media content for brands and businesses.

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Director Statement

My wife, Caroline, was diagnosed with autism at 46 years of age and immediately we started looking for information and resources to learn as much as we could. There was a ton of stuff available for kids (specifically boys) but a lack of information about women. And the intersection of queerness and autism ... well that information was almost non-existent. So together we tried to capture what this moment in time is like for her as a queer, autistic woman to receive a late-diagnosis and how it's both affirming and alienating.