
How do you prepare a special child for an ever-changing world? Maggie Tombelli is a witty and intelligent 15-year-old with high-functioning autism. With the support of her father, she hopes to get a scholarship to a school for gifted children. Highly Functioning shows the love, frustrations, and heartbreak that goes along with being on the spectrum in a harsh and judgmental world.
What our screening reviewers said: “Lessons for how we all view people with exceptionalities seen through the lens of an exceptionally charming father-daughter relationship.” "Every parent and grandparent should watch."
This film is a part of The Many Faces of Love:
THE RADIO
MAUREEN
HIGHLY FUNCTIONING
DIOMYSUS
#NANAROCKS
LABOR OF LOVE
- DirectorJaime Zurzolo
- ScreenwriterJaime Zurzolo
- ProducerJanet Reyes
- Executive ProducerJaime Zurzolo
- Co-ProducerReilly Elizabeth
- CastHannah Jenkins and Stuart Barr
- CinematographerReilly Elizabeth
- EditorJaime Zurzolo and Reilly Elizabeth
How do you prepare a special child for an ever-changing world? Maggie Tombelli is a witty and intelligent 15-year-old with high-functioning autism. With the support of her father, she hopes to get a scholarship to a school for gifted children. Highly Functioning shows the love, frustrations, and heartbreak that goes along with being on the spectrum in a harsh and judgmental world.
What our screening reviewers said: “Lessons for how we all view people with exceptionalities seen through the lens of an exceptionally charming father-daughter relationship.” "Every parent and grandparent should watch."
This film is a part of The Many Faces of Love:
THE RADIO
MAUREEN
HIGHLY FUNCTIONING
DIOMYSUS
#NANAROCKS
LABOR OF LOVE
- DirectorJaime Zurzolo
- ScreenwriterJaime Zurzolo
- ProducerJanet Reyes
- Executive ProducerJaime Zurzolo
- Co-ProducerReilly Elizabeth
- CastHannah Jenkins and Stuart Barr
- CinematographerReilly Elizabeth
- EditorJaime Zurzolo and Reilly Elizabeth