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Monday, May 16, 2011 at 04:17PM Critically Acclaimed FLY AWAY Now Available on Cable VOD, iTunes and DVD: % of Proceeds Benefit Autism Speaks
"Gripping, life-enhancing... Not since Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker has any actor portrayed a handicapped child (especially one with autism) with the same depth of passion and realism." - Rex Reed, The New York Observer
"The lovely, heartbreaking 'Fly Away' benefits from superb performances and a gripping story managed with simplicity and grace...The film skillfully bypasses its genre's potential pitfalls, opting for intimacy over sensationalism, poignancy over sentimentality." -Los Angeles Times
"Exceptional performances by two femme leads and sensitive but unsentimental storytelling throughout." - Variety "Taking a coolheaded approach to hot-button issues, 'Fly Away' overcomes its neatly bow-tied ending with strong performances and a spare, intelligent script." - The New York Times
Jeanne (Beth Broderick) has cared for Mandy (Ashley Rickards) since the day she was born, growing closer every day to a child who is charmingly offbeat one moment and nearly impossible to manage the next.
In the local dog park, Jeanne - who is divorced - encounters Tom (Greg Germann), an easygoing and accepting neighbor who sparks a romantic interest, but she finds juggling Mandy's care and her own career leaves little room for a new man.
As the pressures of work and her child's needs increase, she must decide whether or not to enroll Mandy in a therapeutic residential facility. Over the course of a few weeks, Jeanne is confronted with the most difficult decision a parent can make: to let go, allowing her child to grow, but also grow apart; or to hold on tight and fall together.
Following its film festival debut and critically-acclaimed theatrical release, FLY AWAY, a new feature film directed by Emmy Award® winner Janet Grillo (Autism: The Musical), is available today on VOD, Digital and DVD platforms.
An award-winning script and compellingly real performances portray the poignant story of a single mother of an autistic teenager facing the challenge every parent eventually does: when to let your child go. 10% of proceeds from DVD sales and 15% of proceeds from VOD rentals will be donated to Austism Speaks. The film opened theatrically in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, DC on April 11.
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