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Who killed Alex Spourdalakis? : a documentary

2014

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Who killed Alex Spourdalakis? : a documentary / by the Autism Media Channel ; written & directed by Andy Wakefield ; produced by Polly Tommey & Andy Wakefield.
Publisher, Date:	[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2014] [United States] : TDC Entertainment
Description:	1 videodisc (66 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video region 0
Summary:	This unprecedented documentary captures the events that precipitated the murder of a Chicago teen. Filmed in the months leading up to his murder, the film shows what and who actually contributed to his death. Alex's tragedy tells a story of our time: the systemic failure of the US healthcare system to treat autism as a medical disease rather than a psychiatric oddity.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: Not rated.
Subjects:	Spourdalakis, Alex -- Death. Autism -- Treatment. Autistic youth. Euthanasia. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Wakefield, Andy, screenwriter, film director, film producer. Tommey, Polly, film producer. Quinn, Aidan, narrator. Autism Media Channel (Firm) TDC Entertainment (Firm)
Notes:	Title from container. Bonus features: Interview with the filmmakers (9:28), A success story (3:54), Tribute to Alex (3:21). Editor, Brian Burrowes. Featuring, Alex Spourdalakis ; narrated by Aidan Quinn. DVD, region 0, NTSC, widescreen (1.78:1). Closed-captioned.
Web Site:	View cover art
ISBN:	1939517346 9781939517340
Publisher Number:	TDC-DV-125
Other Number:	900571072
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	499222
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 616.85882 Who kill

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