Now Showing: ‘THE REASON I JUMP’

HamptonsFilm is pleased to continue to curate the hit screening series NOW SHOWING, featuring acclaimed first-run, art house, independent, and world cinema available to screen in the privacy of your own home.

This week, we invite you to experience the new documentary THE REASON I JUMP, which Variety calls “as emotionally piercing as it is beautiful to behold.” Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, director Jerry Rothwell‘s immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world.



THE REASON I JUMP

Directed by Jerry Rothwell
(2020, UK/USA
, 82 minutes)
Held over through January 22, 2021

“Instead of a literal adaptation, Rothwell’s film is a supplement, an echo, a response that enriches the experience of the original work.” — The Hollywood Reporter

Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe.

Moments in the lives of each of the characters are linked by the journey of a young Japanese boy through an epic landscape; narrated passages from Naoki’s writing reflect on what his autism means to him and others, how his perception of the world differs, and why he acts in the way he does: the reason he jumps.

The film distills these elements into a sensually rich tapestry that leads us to Naoki’s core message: not being able to speak does not mean there is nothing to say.

THE REASON I JUMP is available in the HamptonsFilm Virtual Screening Room:

  • Click here to purchase a ticket. Members will receive a discount when they log into Elevent. Not a member? Join today!
  • The film will be available until Friday, January 22, at 11:59pm. You can watch at any time between now and then.
  • Once you purchase a ticket, you will receive an email* with a one-step clickthrough link and a voucher code to enter into the HamptonsFilm Virtual Cinema platform or in the HamptonsFilm app on your AppleTV or Roku device. If you have logged in before as a passholder, you will have to log out to reach the screen to enter a voucher code. (*Be sure to check your spam folder.)
  • Have questions? Check out these step-by-step instructions. (Note: this is the same process you may have gone through during the Film Festival in October.)
  • If, after you read through the detailed instructions, you still have questions, email boxoffice@hamptonsfilmfest.org. Our office hours are weekdays 10am to 5pm.



This week’s Now Showing screening benefits HamptonsFilm and the distributor, Kino Lorber. Follow us @HamptonsFilm on social media for future releases.