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Films that never use the word "autism" but nonetheless reflect my sensory experience of life as an autistic person better than something like Rain Man ever did.

Hollywood has a really shitty track record when it comes to depicting autism. I never felt represented. This is a list of films that represent my sensory experiences of the world as an autistic person better than most official films about ever did. This is not about story, this is purely about the visual aspects (camera, editing, lighting) and the general feel of the film. And yes, this is purely associative and might not make sense to other people, but that is the autistic experience too.

  • The Tree of Life
  • Goodbye to Language
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day
  • You Were Never Really Here
  • Enter the Void
  • Counting
  • Triptych
  • Post Tenebras Lux
  • A Lake
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Father and Son
  • The Forbidden Room
  • Trainspotting
  • Hellhole
  • Don't Look Now
  • Southland Tales
  • Discreet
  • Tarnation
  • Domino
  • Cloud Atlas
  • Haze
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • Carrie
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet