The Stimming Pool
/Directed by The Neurocultures Collective and Steven Eastwood
/Produced by Chloe White and Steven Eastwood
/Feature Documentary
/2023 (70 mins)
The Stimming Pool is an experimental – at times fantastical – hybrid feature film, co-created by a collective of autistic artists The Neurocultures Collective and filmmaker Steven Eastwood, who invite you into a neurodiverse world within the undulating logic of neurotypical environments.
“Hypnotic threads that weave in and out of a recognisable reality with relaxed rhythms”- TIME OUT
“The Stimming Pool is like nothing else you may have seen on the film festival circuit this year.”- HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“A drifting, hybrid form captured by an ‘autistic’ camera disrupts the normative concept of life, experienced by neurotypicals.” LITTLE WHITE LIES
Official Selection
CPH:DOX – Special Premieres (World Premiere)
DOXA – Special Mention / Doc Award Competition (North American Premiere)
Sydney FF – Screenability Strand (Australia Premiere)
IceDocs – Joint Winner / Main Competition
Melbourne IFF
Camden IFF – Cinematic Vision Competition (US Premiere)
BFI London FF (UK Premiere)
Folkestone Documentary Festival