Merry festivities! Happy yuletide, one and all, and welcome to... Halloween Town? In a our special festive episode David, Ethan, John-James and Janet gather around the logfire to consider the tales of the musical animation The Nightmare Before Christmas. We were entranced by the protagonist Jack Skellington as an optimistic dreamer who seems to be on a different wavelength to those around him, while his eventual beau Sally watches from the fringes. Perhaps their eventual union is based on neurodivergent romantics? A community of disability is identified among the residents of Halloween Town, and how that helps us relate to the nonsensical nature of the movie musical. We also considered the rumoured autism of creator Tim Burton and how this shapes our interpretation of his singular cinematic vision.
Want to contribute to our discussions? Email us on cinemautism@gmail.com with your thoughts on this film, or any of the films we've considered so far.
Have a great festive season - we'll be back in January with more episodes.
City Lights (1931) dir. Charlie Chaplin
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) dir. Wes Anderson
Daniel Bendelman - autistic video artist
True Stories (1986)
Alicia Radage - neurodivergent video artist
The Batman (2022) dir. Matt Reeves
A Brief Hiatus... we will be back!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) dir. Philip Kaufman
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2018) dir. Steve Sullivan
Vision (2009) dir. Margerethe Von Trotta with Dr Gemma Williams
Chungking Express (1994) dir. Wong Kar-wai
Brazil (1985) dir. Terry Gilliam
The Reason I Jump (2020) dir. Jerry Rothwell
Cars (2006) dir. John Lasseter
Phenomena (1985) dir. Dario Argento with Dr Gemma Williams
Amelie (2001) dir Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) dir. Craig Gillespie
Asylum (1972) dir. Peter Robinson
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast
Harlem Is Everywhere
The Art Angle
Just So Stories
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Week in Art
The Beginner Photography Podcast