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Disability Organizations: MUSIC Is Dangerous
February 3, 2021 | Noor Pervez
This press release can be viewed as a PDF here.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2021
Contacts: Tauna Szymanski, tszymanski@communicationfirst.org
Zoe Gross, media@autisticadvocacy.org
Guy Stephens, guystephens@endseclusion.org
Disability Organizations: MUSIC Is Dangerous
Organizations condemn and urge extreme caution after movie team fails to address recommendations to protect autistic people
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CommunicationFIRST, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, and the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint today expressed grave concern about the soon-to-be-released, Golden Globe-nominated movie MUSIC, directed by singer-songwriter Sia. Following a widespread outcry by the disability community, Sia’s team reached out and briefly engaged CommunicationFIRST before restraint scenes from the film were leaked on Twitter. But communication broke down after the MUSIC team failed to respond to and address CommunicationFIRST’s key recommendations – including cutting the restraint scenes – after a committee of nonspeaking and autistic people were invited to screen the film last week and provide feedback.
“MUSIC’s restraint scenes will undoubtedly cause harm to autistic people. Because many autistic [...]