Like Everyone Else - Short Film - Asperger syndrome (AS)

Tom looks like a typical guy, but his life is not so ordinary. He has Asperger’s syndrome – high functioning form of autism. Sarah, his loving single mother, has become obsessed with sheltering Tom from the outside world. Without noticing that her love is limiting Tom's independence she is unaware of his capabilities.

Full Story:

Like everyone else crew and cast list

Director – Gabriel Henrique Gonzalez
Scriptwriter – Kotryna Nasutavičiūtė
Producer – Kotryna Nasutavičiutė
Executive Producer – John Garman

Actors
Emma Carter
Justin Wells
Holli Hoffman
Anna Dobrucki

Director of Photography – Aadhar Gupta
Editor – Ricky Milling
Colour Grader – Megan Lee
Costume Designer – Amelia Chan
Composer – Jim Stewart
1st Assistant Director – Kotryna Usevičiūtė
2nd Assistant Director – Helen Uleksin
Production Manager – Charlotte Hudson
Assistant Producer – Ieva Milerytė
Gaffer – Sam Robinson Horley
Spark – Alex Gibbons
Spark – Erdvilas Petras Abukevičius
Assistant Camera - Nick Galbusera
Sound Recordist - Andrei-Tudor Grigore
Boom operator – Phoebe Ashton
Script Supervisor – Vojtěch Konečný
Hair & Make-up artist – Grace Mayer
Costume Assistant – Yujia Liu
Set dresser – Sasha Bond
Poster designer – Gabrielė Vaičytė
Storyboard artist – Oksana Steblyk

Supporting Cast:
Tom’s friend 1 – Lee- J Cudiaramirez
Tom’s friend 2 – Kouanyo Saragba

Extra:
Andrew Gale
Rokas Steponavičius
Ieva Baužytė
Vaidas Baužys
Naomi Ndzala
Chandana Banerjee
Clive Greenwood
Thomas Lebrun
Rūta Baužienė
Markus Meedt

[reson]

This is a really well-produced film; we get to see both sides of each situation and the tug of emotions is very empathetic.

[JunaidWolf]

I definitely feel like this all the time and worse is that no one understands

[markimark]

I don’t fully understand what he says to the friend - the final line - and why, what it means, what he is referring. Does he say he wants his mother to start seeing him like everybody else? Why?

[acoulthard]

Very good, but I would suggest not using functional labels in the description. It just describes how well someone can hide their autism and is often described as abilist (discriminating against neurodiverse people) which I know you don't want to seem. Which is why I thought I would inform you about it.

[joefarr]

This is so touching and educational! Is there other movies that could help me love my asperger love better? Please let me know ❤❤❤