Best and Most Beautiful Things
“Not your average outcast.”
2016•1h 30m•5.8•Released
Documentary
Off a dirt road in rural Maine, a precocious 20-year-old woman named Michelle Smith lives with her mother Julie. Michelle is quirky and charming, legally blind and diagnosed on the autism spectrum, with big dreams and varied passions. Searching for connection, Michelle explores love and empowerment outside the limits of “normal” through a provocative fringe community. Will she take the leap to experience the wide world for herself? Michelle’s joyful story of self-discovery celebrates outcasts everywhere.
Director
Garrett Zevgetis
Languages
English
Studio
Beacon Street Films
Production
Company
Beacon Street Films
Company
Carriage House Pictures
Company
Only Bright Productions
Company
VFR Films
Producer
Ariana Garfinkel
Producer
Jeff Consiglio
Producer
Garrett Zevgetis
Producer
Jordan Salvatoriello
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