Brighton Filmmaker Receives Global Recognition For 'Asperger's Syndrome'

A talented new filmmaker from Brighton has been making waves internationally with an award-winning short film that sheds light on Asperger's Syndrome.

Nicholas Bayfield's film, titled 'Asperger's Syndrome', explores a condition on the Autism Spectrum that affects over 1 in 100 people in the UK.

The film has so far won six awards, including 'Best Experimental Student Short' at the high-profile Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.

It has also received widespread critical acclaim and success elsewhere, including selection at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival, Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival and Miami Independent Film Festival, with the highlight so far being an award of a Merit at the Best Shorts Film Competition by a panel of Emmy, Telly, Communicators award nominees and winners.

Bayfield is an alumni of Brighton Film School's BA (Hons) Film Production top-up validated by the University of Brighton.

He created 'Asperger's Syndrome' as his end of year graduation film, in part inspired by his own experience of the condition.

'Asperger's Syndrome' will be screened during the Cinecity Brighton Film Festival 2016, and can also be viewed world-wide at international film festivals throughout the remainder of this year, and 2017.

You can follow Nicholas Bayfield and any screening announcements on Twitter at @nicholasb269 or at www.facebook.com/aspergersexperimental.

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(JP/LM)