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BINDINGS 

Documentary Short / 20 minutes / 2025

Directed, filmed and edited by: Lucy Spahr & Susan Pinchiaroli
Produced by: Lucy Spahr & Susan Pinchiaroli
Executive Producer: Almudena Toral
Original Score: Katherine Beggs
Color Grading: Gabriella Miko

Official Site: bindingsfilm.com

Logline: Facing an uncertain future, a man with autism turns to his family’s small craft business as a catalyst for his independence.

Synopsis:

When a family business making purses from old books becomes a lifeline for their son Christian, who is on the autism spectrum, it reshapes all of their lives. As his parents enter their mid 70s, they face difficult questions about his future and whether he can carry the business forward.

 

Bindings is a moving portrait of love, caregiving, and planning for what comes next.

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Poster design by Georgia Oldham
 

Supported by Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
 

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