Ten-year-old Ross has autism and uses the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons to navigate the complicated world of social interaction.
Ross is an imaginative boy with autism. The real world is unpredictable and full of sensory overload, so he prefers living inside his own head, filled with adventure and imagination. In this documentary, we see how Ross uses the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons to practice letting go of control and to improve his communication skills. That’s not as simple as “just act normal,” but Ross also draws on his rich imagination to face the challenges of real life.
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Original titleZappdoc Campus: Dungeons & Spectrums
CategoryDocumentary
TypeShort film
GenreDocumentary
Age8+
Production countryNetherlands, The
Year2025
Duration15 min
Spoken languageDutch
CompetitionPremieres
DirectorWout Malestein
ScreenwritersWout Malestein, Wout Malestein
ProducersNienke Korthof, Willem Baptist
Production companyTangerine Tree
BroadcasterEvangelische Omroep
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