Temple Grandin

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. As a person with high-functioning autism, Grandin is also widely noted for her work in autism advocacy and is the inventor of the hug machine designed to calm hypersensitive persons. Grandin is listed in the 2010 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the category “Heroes”. Description above from the Wikipedia article Temple Grandin,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

A Is for Autism (1992)

An animated documentary short made by people with autism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Webb
CAST:  Matthew Beguley  •  Sheila Beguley  •  Temple Grandin  •  Luke Hemstock

An animated documentary short made by people with autism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Webb
CAST:  Matthew Beguley  •  Sheila Beguley  •  Temple Grandin  •  Luke Hemstock

Speciesism: The Movie (2013)

Modern farms are struggling to keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United States are raised in giant, bizarre factories, hidden deep in remote areas of the countryside. Speciesism: The Movie director Mark Devries set out to investigate. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark DeVries
CAST:  Steven Best  •  Richard Dawkins  •  Temple Grandin  •  Peter Singer

Modern farms are struggling to keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United States are raised in giant, bizarre factories, hidden deep in remote areas of the countryside. Speciesism: The Movie director Mark Devries set out to investigate. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark DeVries
CAST:  Steven Best  •  Richard Dawkins  •  Temple Grandin  •  Peter Singer

The Horse Boy (2009)

Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel O. Scott
CAST:  Simon Baron-Cohen  •  Temple Grandin  •  Roy Richard Grinker  •  Rowan Isaacson

Filmmaker Michel Orion Scott captures a magical journey into a little-known world, in a documentary which chronicles Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff's personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing for him and themselves in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel O. Scott
CAST:  Simon Baron-Cohen  •  Temple Grandin  •  Roy Richard Grinker  •  Rowan Isaacson

Spectrum: A Story of the Mind (2015)

A documentary about autism and sensory perception that features live-action and animated segments.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Temple Grandin

A documentary about autism and sensory perception that features live-action and animated segments.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Temple Grandin

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2021)

An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. Sacks was a fearless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ric Burns
CAST:  Oliver Sacks  •  Atul Gawande  •  Temple Grandin  •  Christof Koch

An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. Sacks was a fearless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ric Burns
CAST:  Oliver Sacks  •  Atul Gawande  •  Temple Grandin  •  Christof Koch

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle (2020)

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle , is the first in a two-part film series by Patterns of Evidence’s award-winning filmmaker, Timothy Mahoney. In this investigation he examines the journey to the crossing location, looking at two competing views of the Red ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Manfred Bietak  •  Glen Fritz  •  Colin Humphreys  •  Barry Beitzel

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle , is the first in a two-part film series by Patterns of Evidence’s award-winning filmmaker, Timothy Mahoney. In this investigation he examines the journey to the crossing location, looking at two competing views of the Red ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Manfred Bietak  •  Glen Fritz  •  Colin Humphreys  •  Barry Beitzel

Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (2015)

A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shils
CAST:  Ed Asner  •  Temple Grandin  •  Joanne Lara  •  Alex Plank

A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shils
CAST:  Ed Asner  •  Temple Grandin  •  Joanne Lara  •  Alex Plank