Cinema Paradiso: Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) / Miguel Jirón

"Autism is a way of life awash in emotions. 
Emotions rule me." 

Sue Rubin

Some people with autism have difficulty processing intense, multiple sensory experiences at once. This animation gives the viewer a glimpse into sensory overload, and how often our sensory experiences intertwine in everyday life. Created as part of Mark Jonathan Harris' and Marhsa Kinder's "Interacting with Autism." Coming in January 1st 2013, IWA is a three-year transmedia project funded by the federal Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). University Professor Marsha Kinder, the Executive Director of the Labyrinth Project at USC, and Mark Harris are heading a team of filmmakers and artists working to build an interactive, video intensive website that will focus on the best available treatments for autism.  

Director and Animator: Miguel Jiron


Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) from Miguel Jiron on Vimeo.