The need for more films about the inclusion of neurodivergent people was the tonic of the meeting between public and accessibility and cinema professionals in debate about the film “piece of me”, by French director Anne-Sophie Ball, screened at the Net Gávea Station Cinema, in the south of Rio.
In the plot, a mother suffers from the dilemma to leave her son with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) have an independent life: living alone, relating to other people, eventually marrying and constituting a family.
For filmmaker Daniel Gonçalves, who identifies himself as a neurodivergent, the movie “Piece of Me” provokes reflections.
“In common sense, we don’t have sex. We are angels and we have no desire and some other stereotypes. All these very capacitist stereotypes, ” he criticizes.
Gonçalves directed the documentary “Asxyibility ” (Brazil, 2024), in which interviews people with disabilities about flirting, kisses, sex and dating. His film, describes, shows that respondents are people with desire.
For Flávia Pope, from the JNG Institute, you need to change your perspective and understand that neurodivergent people are able to deal with everyday interactions. The NGO created the first model of residence in Brazil so that adults with disabilities have autonomy and live independently.
For businesswoman Ana Mota, the modifications of the Brazilian Inclusion Law (Law No. 13.146/2015) have allowed to include more people in everyday situations such as going to the cinema. She owns a company that provides accessibility services in shows and movie theaters. With changes in recent years in the law, your company (All Dub Studios) has provided more services such as audio description, pounds and physical adequacy of spaces.
According to the Brazilian Association of Multiplex Operating Cinematographic Companies (Abraplex), the number of rooms equipped to receive people with disabilities has been increasing. In 2024, there were about 3,480 rooms in operation, a record surpassed in January this year: 3,509 rooms.
