Winner of the RoC® Gold Standard Award for Female Feature Director (Elissa Down) at the 16th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, The Black Balloon is about fitting in, discovering love and accepting your family.

When Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) and his family move to a new home and he has to start at a new school, all he wants is to fit in. When his pregnant mother (Toni Collette) has to take things easy, his father Simon (Erik Thomson) puts him in charge of his autistic older brother Charlie (Luke Ford).  Thomas, with the help of his new girlfriend Jackie (Gemma Ward), faces his biggest challenge yet. Charlie’s unusual antics take Thomas on an emotional journey that causes his pent-up frustrations about his brother to pour out - in a story that is funny, confronting, and ultimately heart-warming.

Now playing at the Village East Cinema in New York; for tickets and showtimes, please click here.

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