When Kim was born he was so brain-damaged that doctors told his father to put him into an institution and even suggested he have a lobotomy. Unwilling to turn their back on their disabled son Kim’s parents decided to bring him up themselves.

But unknown to his parents, whilst they were away at work, Kim read every book, every Reader’s Digest, encyclopedia and telephone directory in their house.

Everything Kim read from the age of three, he retained, nothing was forgotten, he is able to read two pages of a book at once, one with each eye, and he is also able to read upside down and mirror image writing with equal ease.

Savants: their talents are as remarkable as they are unexplainable. Sometimes called "islands of genius" they fascinate everyone who meets them. Kim Peeks is one of the most talented savants in the world. The greatest mystery of savants, the origin of their mental abilities, is explored in this film.

Now for the first time Kim Peek’s remarkable personal story has been the subject of a full-length documentary made by the award-winning producers behind the sensational worldwide hit The Boy With the Incredible Brain / Brainman, Focus Productions of Bristol UK.

For this new “wonderful and moving film” cameras have followed Kim as he toured around America meeting scientists who tried to uncover the secret of
Kim‘s remarkable intelligence.

When movie star Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for his performance in Rain Man he said to Kim Peek in front of millions of viewers “Kim, I may be the star, but you are the heavens”.

Director: Sarah Feltes
Producer: Toby Trackman
Focus Productions
Naomi Harvey