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‘Once More, Like Rain Man’ Filmmakers Bella Zoe Martinez and Sue Ann Pien On Creating Nuanced Depictions Of Neurodivergence Onscreen

Writer Bella Zoe Martinez and Director Sue Ann Pien talk about their short film Once More, Like Rain Man and autistic representation in Hollywood

Here, Pien and Martinez–who both identify as autistic–talk to Deadline about their short film and the importance of representation on screen and casting disabled filmmakers in Hollywood. I’m a film buff, so I know Alex Plank was a consulting producer for The Bridge series, where Diane Kruger plays a character on the spectrum as a detective. Joe Mantegna, Bella Zoe Martinez and Sue Ann Pien on set of Once More, Like Rain Man OMLR Movie

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