MelodyBrooksisnavigatingsixthgradeasanonverbalwheelchairuserwhohascerebralpalsy.Withthehelpofsomeassistivetechnologyandherdevoted,exuberantallies,Melodyshowsthatwhatshehastosayismoreimportantthanhowshesaysit.OutofMyMindpresentsasincereexperienceofteenagegirlhoodthroughthelensesofdisabilityandbelonging.DirectorAmberSealeycraftsaworldaroundMelodythatisalltoofamiliar;atoncefulloflove,fun,andopportunity,yetsystemicallyunfairtothosewhoaredifferent.ActressPhoebe-RaeTaylor,whosimilarlyliveswithcerebralpalsy,embodiesMelodyfromaplaceofauthenticityandheart.Melody’swantscourageouslysteerthisnarrative—herdesirestoproveherintelligence,befriendgirlsherage,and,ultimately,breakfreefromthelimitingpreconceptionsofothers,arebothuniqueanddeeplyuniversal.Thisisapowerfulstoryaboutfindingone’svoice,bolsteredbythecollectivepassionandadvocacyofthosewhoarewillingtoreallylisten.—CA
