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A man stands looking into camera wearing a superman shirt and cape with a superman action figure in the background.

Saving Superman [short film]

  Adam Oppenheim, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian

  United States     11 minutes

Synopsis

57-year-old Jonathan is a staple of the Glen Ellyn community, thriving thanks to the support of his mother and friends as he navigates life with Autism Spectrum Disorder. When a new landlord increases his rent twice over, locals rally to raise the cost difference and his story goes global.

This film screens as part of the City & State Shorts: Now and Then program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Julie Spiller, Adam Oppenheim, & Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
  •   Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
  •   Adam Oppenheimer
  •   Sandra Charbonneau, Jonathan Charbonneau, & Julie Spiller
  •   Mark Crawford
  •   Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
  •   Intersection