William A. Fitzgerald and Bobby Carnavale within the movie Ezra.
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William A. Fitzgerald and Bobby Carnavale within the movie Ezra.
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‘Ezra’ is a street journey film, a film about fathers and sons.
On this movie, the daddy Max, performed by Bobby Cannavale, hasn’t fairly found out what his son Ezra’s autism analysis means for his or her life collectively.
The film, directed by Tony Goldwyn, attracts on the actual experiences of screenwriter Tony Spiridakis. William A. Fitzgerald, who performs Max, has autism, in addition to producer Alex Plank.
Hollywood hasn’t at all times gotten it proper on the subject of portraying neurodivergent individuals on display screen. The brand new film ‘Ezra’ is flipping the script.
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with screenwriter Tony Spiridakis and producer Alex Plank.
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