Please join us on November 4, 2022, for the Indianapolis premiere of In A Different Key, a highly anticipated documentary about the history of autism and the hope for the future.

A mother tracks down the first person ever diagnosed with autism, now an elderly man in rural Mississippi, to learn if his life story holds promise for her own son with autism. Her journey exposes a startling record of cruelty and kindness alike, framed by forces like race, money and privilege – but leads to hope that more of us are learning to have the backs of those who are “different.”

Creators Caren Zucker and John Donvan, both award-winning journalists, have teamed up since 2000 to tell the stories of autism. Through their reports on ABC and PBS, they’ve shared accounts of resilience, compassion and love in a society that can be cruel and filled with misunderstanding and negativity toward those on the spectrum. 

In 2010 they wrote an article in the Atlantic magazine in which they tracked down one of the first children to be diagnosed with autism in 1943. The fascinating life story of Donald Triplett, now in his 80s, led to the book, In a Different Key, published in 2016. It went on to become a New York Times bestseller and was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in the general nonfiction category.

The film provides a wonderful opportunity to start a conversation about autism in our community.  The authors encourage everyone who attends the film to bring a person who knows little to nothing about autism.  

Date – Friday, November 4, 2022

Time – Doors open at 6:15 pm and the film will start at 7:00 pm

Location – Zionsville United Methodist Church, 9644 Whitestown Rd, Zionsville, IN 46077

If you have any questions, please contact Jill at [email protected].