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Fly Away: Movie about A Mother and Daughter w. Autism Opens

Fly Away: Movie Opens, in NYC, WDC, CT and LAMore InfoStory of a Mother and Her Daughter w/ Autism A powerful film directed by Emmy Award winner Janet Grillo (Autism: The Musical), FLY AWAY narrates the story of Jeanne (Beth Broderick, Bonfire of the Vanities, the Teenage Witch) and her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy ( Rickards, One Tree Hill). Jeanne has cared for Mandy 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 dog park, Jeanne encounters Tom (Greg Germann, Ally McBeal,

Friends with Money), 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. Watch the trailer at:http://flyawaymovie.com/the-film/ Statement from the DirectorAs the mother of a child with disabilities, I was immediately thrust into the challenge every parent must face at

some point: meeting the needs of your child when it is at great cost to yourself. Perhaps the very measure of love is what and how much we are willing to sacrifice. Although parenting

someone with Autism is particular, the primal drive to do the best for oneʼs child is universal. FLY AWAY tells this story.FLY AWAY is a personal film, derived from experience. As I have journeyed with other parents of children with special needs, Iʼve witnessed great pain and extraordinary passion. Iʼve also watched parents unable to place their children in full time therapeutic residences, when it was clearly needed. While such placement is not best for all or even most children on the spectrum, it’s tragic when parents are too plagued with fear and guilt to make the choice when it is. If FLY AWAY eases the pain of even one parentʼs torturous decision, or if it expands the heart of even one person untouched by Autism to accept our children and appreciate

our struggles, it will have been well worth making. The authenticity of our story can provide insight and hope. Truth often does. -Janet Grillo Los

Angeles - Opens Friday April 15 for One WeekLaemmle Music Hall 3 9036 Wilshire Blvd. 
Beverly Hills, CA 90211 
http://capwiz.com/a-champ/utr/1/BJPFPNEXZY/HZXKPNEZHO/6760069291 Come meet filmmaker Janet Grillo as she partakes in Q & A sessions at the Laemmle Music Hall 3
Friday, April 15 following the 9:45 pm screening
Saturday, April 16 following the 7:20 pm screening AMC Covina 30 1414 North Azusa Ave 
Covina, CA 91722 
http://capwiz.com/a-champ/utr/1/BJPFPNEXZY/LNNIPNEZHP/6760069291 Special appearance and Q & A with filmmaker Janet Grillo
Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20th

Advance Ticket Sales are available on Village East

Website. Washington DC - Open Run Starting Friday April 15West End Cinema 23rd St, NW (between M and N)
Washington DC 20037

http://capwiz.com/a-champ/utr/1/BJPFPNEXZY/BTCPPNEZHR/6760069291Special appearance and Q & A with filmmaker Janet Grillo on Tuesday, April 19Advance Ticket Sales will be available online and at the box office beginning April

12. New Haven, CT - Opens Friday April 22 for One WeekBowtie Cinemas Criterion Cinemas 86 Temple St. (at the corner of

St.)
New Haven, CT 06501

http://capwiz.com/a-champ/utr/1/BJPFPNEXZY/NLTLPNEZHS/6760069291 Special appearance and Q & A with filmmaker Janet Grillo on Friday, April 22.

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