For years, he didnt speak. And then his father, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist ron suskind, made a remarkable discovery he could communicate with his son by acting out scenes from disney films. Owen, when did you and i become such good friends . And he said, when i watched aladdin, you made me laugh. And then we talked. Owen and iago, for a minute, a minute and a half. It is the first conversation we have ever had. Amy owen and ron suskind join us today at the Sundance Film Festival along with the Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams who directed a new film about owens life titled, life, animated. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In oregon, rightwing militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy have been arrested and Group Spokesperson Lavoy Finicum has reportedly been killed following a traffic stop along highway 395. The stop took place near the National Wildlife refuge, where the bundys
Again. Amy today we spend the hour with a young man with autism who learned to interact with the world in an unusual way. His name is owen suskind at the age of 3, he was diagnosed with regressive autism. For years, he didnt speak. And then his father, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist ron suskind, made a remarkable discovery he could communicate with his son by acting out scenes from disney films. Owen, wh did you and i become such good friends . And he said, when i watched aladdin, you made me laugh. And then we talked. Owen and iago, foa minute, a minutend a half. It is the first conversation we have ever had. Amy owen and ron suskind join us today at the Sundance Film Festival along with the Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams who directed a new film about owens life titled, life, animated. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In oregon, rightwing militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy