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Parents And Athletes Venture Out And Connect In 'Swim Team'

Lara Stolman's documentary follows three members of a swim team made up entirely of athletes with autism. The team offers community and support — to the swimmers, and to their parents.
Kelvin Truong (L), Robert Justino (hands behind back), and Mikey McQuay, Jr. (hands on head) listen to Maria McQuay.

Lara Stolman's is long enough to break and warm your heart in equal measure — which is about what you'd expect from a documentary about teenagers with autism who are training to compete in the Special Olympics. To its enormous credit, is a very specific film that doesn't engage with the often acrimonious and ill-informed

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