[PART
2] The first film ever
made by Silva Productions back in 1999 but still popular today.
The film asks the question, is dyslexia a disability or an ability and
goes onto to highlight research that suggests dyslexics will be the
intellectual elite in the digital and visual picture packed world of
tomorrow.
An Unwrapped Gift features Tom West, author of In the Minds Eye which
examines the role of visual-spatial strengths in the lives of historical
people who were dyslexic, including Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill
and William Butler Yeats
The intimate and thought provoking video diaries of young people in the
film have proved to be a very positive factor in families with teenagers
coming to terms with their own dyslexia. Shown extensively throughout
the UK and America the films narrative explains how we can learn from
the distinctive strengths of dyslexics, rather than just focusing on
their weaknesses and failures
Testimonials
People with dyslexia are given a voice in An Unwrapped Gift. It is not a
video about how to treat dyslexia, it is a video celebrating the
dyslexic difference.
Jo Todd, Key Learning
An Unwrapped Gift is a high quality film that makes a positive statement
about a group of people who have historically been put through the mill
by virtue of misunderstanding.
Stephanie Zinser Freelance Journalist (who writes regularly for the
Daily Mail on health)
Everyone involved with education should see this film. Its message will
benefit all, not just people with dyslexia.
Mark Haward, Mind Kind Education
Wonderful video, brilliantly put together. It explains to us the talents
of our Grandson and gives us hope.
Frank and Audrey Silver, Salisbury
