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9 жыл бұрын

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David has autism, but he prides himself on not being rigid, “like that movie Rain Man.” He enjoys chasing women, offensive humor and “exclusive clubs,” but he comes to reevaluate “normal” when he meets a new love interest at a support group.
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Keep the Change: Thirty-year-old David craves the good life. He wants to be treated like royalty and spend his nights at “exclusive clubs,” so he’s miserable when his mom insists he attend a social skills group for adults with autism. Worse, he gets roped into a team assignment with chatty and naive Sarah. Eventually, David has to choose between his playboy persona and an opportunity to make a real connection with someone who can understand him.
Written and directed by Rachel Israel. The film won the Columbia University Film Festival’s Focus Features Best Film Award, the Alumni Award, and the Arthur J. Harris Memorial Prize, and has screened at festivals worldwide. Principal cast: Brandon Polansky and Samantha Elisofon.
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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED. Film School Shorts is a production of KQED.

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@nicholasmoscato1224
@nicholasmoscato1224 6 жыл бұрын
I know the girl who plays Sarah!! She’s such a sweetheart in person!
@jessyleppert2
@jessyleppert2 5 жыл бұрын
Yes she is
@phillipfuller7382
@phillipfuller7382 3 жыл бұрын
Yes she is
@catbert6861
@catbert6861 7 жыл бұрын
Nothing less than a marvelous film complete with first-rate acting. The final scene had me in tears. Reminds me of the book "Flowers for Algernon" with an equally tear-jerker of an ending. I had the pleasure of having that story read out loud by my junior high school English teacher, Mr. Pickens. Too many times, award winning short films leave me feeling empty. Not this time. Again, outstanding film!
@brokenheart6777
@brokenheart6777 9 жыл бұрын
I loved this one too! I work as a psychiatric technician in a home for people with similar disabilities and I would like to recommend this to the people who do our yearly trainings. I thought it was a wonderful way to show how people with disabilities aren't any different from the rest of us, very sweet and heartfelt. Good job!
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 9 жыл бұрын
+Leta Sheaffer Thank you for your thoughts! If you ever do share this in your trainings, we would love to hear how it goes!
@sarahbondy8298
@sarahbondy8298 4 жыл бұрын
A wonderful film! I think it was a very thought-provoking commentary on the damage that could be done when internalized ableism and ableism rear their ugly heads and the redemption that can be found when you finally learn to accept yourself and to accept others.
@ao6031
@ao6031 7 жыл бұрын
Pippa Soo at 9:55-12:25!!!!
@neontheaofficial2032
@neontheaofficial2032 7 жыл бұрын
Anna O'Donnell yes!!
@Bambieverson
@Bambieverson 7 жыл бұрын
So many things I loved! I was Samantha's teacher way back in the day and she became friends with my daughter. It is wonderful to see her shine like this! So proud! I loved that you showed a person with autism showing empathy and compassion because the "stereotype"is that people with autism lack empathy. It wasn't that case for my daughter and it has never been for Samantha. I liked that a man with autism can be a jerk in the same exact way as a neeurotypical person! As an autism advocate, the only thing that was missing for me was in the club scene, I felt his friends and family were politely (and not so politely) tolerating David but not accepting him. I guess even as we evolve, this is just not really happening yet. I advocate not just awareness but acceptance. Oh Rachel, I would LOVE to work with you one day!!! Great job all around! Yay Samantha! Sending hugs!
@jessyleppert2
@jessyleppert2 5 жыл бұрын
Samantha will be co-starring with me in Ben and Lisa comes out next year
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 9 жыл бұрын
Young, #autistic and in love. You won't soon forget #KeepTheChange now on KZfaq ! Bonus: find out how the team is now making a #feature film: www.seedandspark.com/studio/keep-change
@bobfriedman409
@bobfriedman409 8 жыл бұрын
I wanted this film to continue longer....such a good film...and I love samantha...
@yevgeniyagorshkova628
@yevgeniyagorshkova628 7 жыл бұрын
bob friedman I know her in real life. She's an incredible person!
@jessyleppert2
@jessyleppert2 5 жыл бұрын
@@yevgeniyagorshkova628 I know Samantha too
@robinh4
@robinh4 2 жыл бұрын
This was wonderful! Both Brandon and Samantha were great. Samantha's character was the sweetest person.
@jessyleppert2
@jessyleppert2 6 жыл бұрын
These guys are my best friends
@yaronsteinbuch3956
@yaronsteinbuch3956 8 жыл бұрын
Excellent performances by Brandon and Samantha. Very sweet and enjoyable.
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 8 жыл бұрын
+Yaron Steinbuch Glad you enjoyed. One of our favorites.
@rsookdd8632
@rsookdd8632 6 жыл бұрын
Brandon Brandon! He need a Grammy for this
@jessyleppert2
@jessyleppert2 5 жыл бұрын
They're nice people and good friends of mine too
@lelandeggleston1041
@lelandeggleston1041 9 жыл бұрын
I loved this so much. I know its just a short film but I want more.
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 9 жыл бұрын
das hasguns More is coming! Keep the Change just successfully crowdfunded their Seed and Spark campaign: www.seedandspark.com/studio/keep-change
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 9 жыл бұрын
Young, #autistic and in #love! Watch #KeepTheChange on KZfaq ! #autism #inclusion #awareness
@deemka476
@deemka476 6 жыл бұрын
I've watch both the short and the movie, and i loved it very much. You all guys are inspiring characters, and i'm so in love with samantha! Cheers Guys!
@Nonexistenth
@Nonexistenth 6 жыл бұрын
Pippa♡♡♡
@jessyleppert2
@jessyleppert2 5 жыл бұрын
Samantha Elisofon will be co-starring with me in the musical Ben and Lisa that comes out next year
@JPWokndead
@JPWokndead 9 жыл бұрын
Very cute. Loved it!
@fatbowe
@fatbowe 8 жыл бұрын
Yes i loved it...😎😬🎥... Superb, well done...🎯🎙🎎💞...
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 8 жыл бұрын
+billy fatbowe Glad you liked it! Feature film adaptation on the way! Keep your ojos peeled.
@user-tc8fb8rr2i
@user-tc8fb8rr2i 6 жыл бұрын
Amayzzing....
@rsookdd8632
@rsookdd8632 6 жыл бұрын
Nominate Brandon for golden glove
@SouRi1Two3
@SouRi1Two3 4 жыл бұрын
I get it.... its called keep the change because he cant count money.
@fredh3152
@fredh3152 3 жыл бұрын
are these the original scenes? They are a bit different than the one in the movie!
@FilmSchoolShorts
@FilmSchoolShorts 3 жыл бұрын
The feature length film was based on this short, but they were shot separately.
@ezracampbell9974
@ezracampbell9974 9 жыл бұрын
I guess David is learning to be a bit more sensitive and less into the offensive humor but augh. His racist jokes are just cringy, and I feel like he doesn't need to make so many to get the "point" across if that makes sense. Honestly, it makes him unlikable and he seems really mean when he's shushing her at the bar....shouldn't people who are friends with him be a little better about Sarah breaking social rules around them?
@brandonpolansky9724
@brandonpolansky9724 9 жыл бұрын
+Ezra Alexander Yes David might of said a lot of offensive things but feels bad right away when he acted unlikable at the bar but if you understand this whole film you will see that David is ashamed of his disabilities and, keeps them in the closet until the end of the film, David is NOT perfect, but NOBODY is!
@letto2103
@letto2103 9 жыл бұрын
Ezra Alexander He does that just like Chandler used to so it in "Friends" to hide his own insecurities.
@stairway2000
@stairway2000 6 жыл бұрын
I don't think you understand the disability, Ezra.
@miriamkalinkin448
@miriamkalinkin448 6 жыл бұрын
People actually watch this
@Giantjott
@Giantjott 6 жыл бұрын
I know! Isn't it great? BTW, they also made a feature-length based on this short. Personally, I just love that a movie no longer has to employ well-known, non-disabled actors to play disabled characters in order to find an audience/receive adequate funding (and I love that the film references the most famous example of this older tactic: Rain Man). Just like any other demographic, intellectually disabled individuals cannot be summed up by a single story: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ep95m9ZjmZfelZs.html. We need more of these stories, and more importantly, they should be written, directed, and acted by disabled individuals (kinda like if Abed from Community was a real person making films about his disability, rather than an actor playing an individual who makes films about his disability: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbypadGDtajOYIU.html. Now, if a director wants to reach a bigger audience, I'm all for casting some big names, but the famous people shouldn't be cast as the disabled characters as long as there are talented, disabled actors to fill those roles--actors who are limited to portraying characters who share their disability. A good example, perhaps, is Babel. The director knew that American audiences wouldn't care about his film about intersecting stories from different parts of the world unless at least one of those stories involved people who look like Americans (not real Americans, mind you, but what TV and movies tell us Americans look like). Therefore, it was a clever move to include Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, and especially to have them play spoiled white tourists in the midst of a first-world domestic problem, who find themselves suddenly stripped of all their usual comforts and privilege when they are thrown head-first into an actual life-or-death situation. They are not only our access point (I assume you are a white, non-disabled, US American of privilege), but they also REPRESENT us. They are a critique of us. Most Americans are unknowing and/or uncaring...at least until we are forced to see things in a new light. This short film did so much more for my understanding of intellectual disability than Rain Man ever could, but I can see where a feature-length, if trying to attract a bigger audience, might benefit from casting a well-known face in a non-disabled role. Regardless, I found this film extremely informative, but without sacrificing entertainment value. It's honest and raw in a way that is constructive and not exploitative. Can't wait to see more!!
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