Best and Most Beautiful Things
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Off a dirt road in rural Maine, a precocious 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Michelle is quirky and charming, legally blind and diagnosed on the autism spectrum, with big dreams and varied passions. Searching for connection, Michelle explores love and empowerment outside the limits of “normal” through a provocative fringe community. Will she take the leap to experience the wide world for herself? Michelle’s joyful story of self-discovery celebrates outcasts everywhere.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-05-04
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Garrett Zevgetis
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Best and Most Beautiful Things
Production Companies: Beacon Street Films, Carriage House Pictures, Only Bright Productions, VFR Films
Production Countries: United States of America
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