Todd Drezner ’94 has recently directed his first documentary film, "Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic," and he is also the father of Sam, a child with autism. The title of the film refers to the circuit of lampposts that Drezner’s son likes to visit in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. What would you call a four year old who caresses all the lampposts in the park? Quirky? Unusual? Or sick? Such labels are at the center of the debate about autism: Is it a disease or a different way of being—or both? Motivated by his son's diagnosis, Drezner explores this debate through his film with the parents, doctors, therapists, and people with autism who are redefining the changing world of autism. "Loving Lampposts" received the Best Feature Documentary award at the 2011 Peace On Earth Film Festival. Drezner earned his MFA in Film from Columbia University and is the editor of several award-winning documentary films and commercials.
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- Description Todd Drezner ’94 has recently directed his first documentary film, "Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic," and he is also the father of Sam, a child with autism. The title of the film refers to the circuit of lampposts that Drezner’s son likes to visit in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. What would you call a four year old who caresses all the lampposts in the park? Quirky? Unusual? Or sick? Such labels are at the center of the debate about autism: Is it a disease or a different way of being—or both? Motivated by his son's diagnosis, Drezner explores this debate through his film with the parents, doctors, therapists, and people with autism who are redefining the changing world of autism. "Loving Lampposts" received the Best Feature Documentary award at the 2011 Peace On Earth Film Festival. Drezner earned his MFA in Film from Columbia University and is the editor of several award-winning documentary films and commercials.
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