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Nicola Rose — Magnetosphere: Seeing the World Through a Neurodivergent Lens
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In this conversation, Michelle sits down with Nicola Rose, independent filmmaker and writer-director of Magnetosphere, to explore how storytelling through film can deepen understanding, empathy, and awareness of neurodivergence—especially during the complex and vulnerable years of early adolescence.
Nicola shares the journey behind Magnetosphere, a feature film centered on a neurodivergent 13-year-old girl who discovers she has synesthesia, and why telling this story from the child’s point of view was essential.
Nicola shares:
What synesthesia really is. A neurological…
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