/42 min. / Narrative
/2005 / USA
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This video tells the story of Viru, a self-proclaimed music buff, and how he survived his first day at summer camp.
The acting and musical performances feature people with developmental disabilities. Seven of the performers in this video are from the Berkshire Hills Music Academy and six of them have Williams Syndrome.

Cast: Tori Ackley, Aaron Antolewicz, Robbie Belknap, Sabrina Coleman, Christine Crescente, Seth Ehrlich, Scott Epps, Bret Fleming, Murray Greenberg, Michael Greenebaum, John Libera, Matt Meers, Penny Palen, Lucille Payne, Elizabeth Peters, Joel Peterson, Ellen Reiziss, Michael Robinson, Gerard Scott, Viru Singh, Amanda Slone, Fred Smith and Lisa Walsh.

Additional music by Burt Petrone.

This video was shot during a 5-day Sprout Make-A-Movie trip. The Make-A-Movie Program gives people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to perform in a video.

Anthony Di Salvo - director

Anthony Di Salvo is the founder and Executive Director of Sprout. He has worked with people with developmental disabilities since 1979. He uses people with developmental disabilities for all the major acting roles in all his videos.

The following video, made though Sprout’s Make-A-Movie Program is also being screened at the 2005 Sprout Film Festival:

Karate Ruler
Saturday Program 1 (12:00PM - 1:30PM)