/14 min. / Narrative
/1999 / USA


The year is 3168 and planet Earth is being threatened by the planet Olvidan. Hope for a peaceful future lies in the hands of the Karate Ruler.

This video was shot in one day using people with developmental disabilities for all the acting roles and narration. The screenplay is based on a short story written by Jonathan Nova, a person with developmental disabilities who also stars in the title role.

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.

Sprout’s Make-A-Movie Program
The Make-A-Movie Program gives people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to perform in a video.

Sprout is a non-profit organization, founded in 1979, which offers recreation and travel for teenagers and adults with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. A year round program of day, weekend and extended trips are offered. We serve over 2000 people each year.

Cast: Mary Egan, Mark Geller, Deena Greenspan, Michael Gunther, Ethan Josephson, Jonathan Nova, France Miller, Donald Rosen, Richard Rosen, Arlene Shapiro, Marty Shapiro.

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

King of Camp
Saturday Program 2 (2:30PM - 4:00PM)