Out of My Mind (film)

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Out of My Mind
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Release poster
Directed by Amber Sealey
Screenplay byDaniel Stiepleman
Based on Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNoah Greenberg
Edited byJacob Craycroft
Music by Linda Perry
Production
companies
Distributed by Disney+
Release dates
  • January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)(Sundance)
  • November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22)(United States)
Running time
102 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Out of My Mind is a 2024 American coming-of-age drama film based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper. It is directed by Amber Sealey and written by Daniel Stiepleman. The film stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor (in her screen debut), Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Judith Light, and Jennifer Aniston.

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The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and will be released on Disney+ on November 22, 2024.

Premise

Melody Brooks is navigating sixth grade as a non speaking wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy and a photographic memory. With the help of some assistive technology and her friends and the adults around her, Melody is a little more independent. [2]

Cast

Production

In April 2015, it was reported that a film adaptation of Sharon Draper's novel Out of My Mind was in development at EveryWhere Studios and Gotham Group. [5] In May 2022, it was reported that the film was in development for Disney+ by Disney Branded Television with Daniel Stiepleman as screenwriter, Amber Sealey as director and Phoebe-Rae Taylor set to star. [6] [7] In July 2022, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby and Judith Light was cast in the leading roles alongside Taylor. Production began in Toronto later that month. [4] It is one of the last films to be produced by Participant before the company was shuttered on April 16, 2024. [8]

Release

The film premiered in the Family Matinee section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, [9] on January 19, 2024, where it received two standing ovations from the audience. [10] [11] This will be followed by its New York premiere at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan on November 19, 2024, presented by ReelAbilities. [12] It is scheduled to be released on Disney+ on November 22, 2024. [13]

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