
Ship of Fools
Overview
Always the last to know, filmmaker Jon Beaton learns of his autism late in life â a diagnosis that brings liberation and mourning in equal measure. Seeking company, he turns to four figures who may have missed the memo entirely: Charles Darwin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ămile Reynaud, and the Buddha. Beaton builds a praxinoscope â Reynaud's own invention â to bring them back to life.
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Jon Beaton
Himself
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