OUT OF MY MIND Trailer (2024) Judith Light

OUT OF MY MIND Trailer (2024) Judith Light

"Sometimes I need a push, but I won't be pushed around." Disney+ has revealed the official trailer for Out of My Mind, an indie comedy by filmmaker Amber Sealey based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper. This first premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and it will be streaming on Disney+ in November this fall. Melody Brooks is navigating sixth grade as a nonverbal wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy and a photographic memory. With the help of some new assistive voice technology and her devoted allies, Melody shows everyone that what she has to say is more important than how she says it. Huzzah! Starring Phoebe-Rae Taylor as Melody, and Jennifer Aniston as Melody's Inner Voice, along with Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Judith Light, Michael Chernus, Courtney Taylor, and Emily Mitchell. This looks super sweet and uplifting and wholesome. Exactly the kind of good movie we could use right now! Not as cheesy as some of these other Disney+ movies, this one looks worthwhile. Enjoy.

Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Amber Sealey's Out of My Mind, direct from Disney+'s YouTube:

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"Let them hear you." Melody Brooks (starring Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student's untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it. Out of My Mind is directed by British-American actor / filmmaker Amber Sealey, director of the films A Plus D, How to Cheat, No Light & No Land Anywhere, and No Man of God previously. The screenplay is written by Daniel Stiepleman. Based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper. Produced by Dan Angel, Michael B. Clark, Robert Kessel, and Peter Saraf. Disney debuts Sealey's Out of My Mind CP movie streaming on Disney+ starting on November 22nd, 2024 this fall. Interested?
LOS ANGELES -- Disney+ has released the official trailer for "Out of My Mind," based on the bestselling novel by Sharon M. Draper, ahead of World Cerebral Palsy Day (celebrated on October 6).

The film follows Melody Brooks, a sharp-minded, but non-verbal girl with cerebral palsy. As she navigates the sixth grade, "a young educator notices her student's untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it."

The film stars newcomer Phoebe-Rae Taylor as Melody, alongside acclaimed actors Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Michael Chernus, Courtney Taylor and Judith Light. Jennifer Aniston portrays Melody's inner voice.

On The Red Carpet catches up with the cast of 'Out of My Mind' at their premiere at Sundance Film Festival
The film premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where On The Red Carpet spoke with the stars about the movie.

Light told us, "You will always root for her. You will see how she's treated in many circumstances. Then you will see how she responds."

"It's Melody's story. I think it's sort of her perspective that we're relying on to garner a reaction. She's got a great curiosity and appetite for life. She's sort of at a moment of looking to expand her adventure," Kirby explained.

"Out of My Mind" marks Taylor's film debut.

"I'm pretty proud of myself that I got the courage to do this and to be able to be a voice inside many kids around the world," she said.

"Out of My Mind" premieres November 22 on Disney+.

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Jennifer Aniston lends her voice to a heartwarming new film starring newcomer Phoebe-Rae Taylor.

PEOPLE has the exclusive first trailer for Out of My Mind, about Melody Brooks (Taylor), a nonverbal middle school student with cerebral palsy.

Aniston, 55, voices Melody's inner monologue, and the teaser at one point has her point out: "Obviously this isn't my voice. I can't talk. And I can sound like whoever I want — so I picked Jennifer Aniston."
A synopsis for the film, based on author Sharon M. Draper's 2010 novel, says Melody "has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is nonverbal and uses a wheelchair she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates."

But "when a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it."
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Director Amber Sealey tells PEOPLE that making the movie with Taylor made "a profound impact on my life in so many ways, the most pronounced being that it has expanded my comprehension of humanity and our capacities for empathy, connection and growth."
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"I hope people take away from this film that there are endless ways to communicate with each other, but we’ll never get to better understanding until and unless we make the time to stop, wait and listen — and value what we discover as a result," Sealey says.
Out of My Mind's cast also includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Michael Chernus, Courtney Taylor and Judith Light.

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The trailer's release comes ahead of World Cerebral Palsy Day, Oct. 6, which has been celebrated annually since 2012.

Out of My Mind, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is on Disney+ Nov. 22.
Out of My Mind

Release poster
Directed by Amber Sealey
Screenplay by Daniel Stiepleman
Based on Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Produced by
Dan Angel
Peter Saraf
Robert Kessel
Michael B. Clark
Starring
Phoebe-Rae Taylor
Rosemarie DeWitt
Luke Kirby
Judith Light
Jennifer Aniston
Cinematography Noah Greenberg
Edited by Jacob Craycroft
Music by Linda Perry
Production
companies
Disney Branded Television
Big Beach
Participant
Reunion Pacific Entertainment
EveryWhere Studios
Distributed by Disney+
Release dates
January 19, 2024 (Sundance)
November 22, 2024 (United States)
Running time 102 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Out of My Mind is a 2024 American coming-of-age drama film based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper. It is directed by Amber Sealey and written by Daniel Stiepleman. The film stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor (in her screen debut), Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Judith Light, and Jennifer Aniston.

The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and will be released on Disney+ on November 22, 2024.

Premise
Melody Brooks is navigating sixth grade as a non speaking wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy and a photographic memory. With the help of some assistive technology and her friends and the adults around her, Melody is a little more independent.[2]

Cast
Phoebe-Rae Taylor as Melody Brooks
Jennifer Aniston as Melody's Inner Voice[3]
Rosemarie DeWitt as Diane
Luke Kirby as Chuck
Judith Light as Mrs. V.
Michael Chernus as Mr. Dimming
Courtney Taylor as Dr. Katherine Post
Emily Mitchell as Penny Brooks[4]
Christian Rose as Paul
David Klein as Production Assistant
Production
In April 2015, it was reported that a film adaptation of Sharon Draper's novel Out of My Mind was in development at EveryWhere Studios and Gotham Group.[5] In May 2022, it was reported that the film was in development for Disney+ by Disney Branded Television with Daniel Stiepleman as screenwriter, Amber Sealey as director and Phoebe-Rae Taylor set to star.[6][7] In July 2022, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby and Judith Light were cast in the leading roles alongside Taylor. Production began in Toronto later that month.[4] It is one of the last films to be produced by Participant before the company was shuttered on April 16, 2024.[8]

Release
The film premiered in the Family Matinee section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival,[9] on January 19, 2024, where it received two standing ovations from the audience.[10][11] This will be followed by its New York premiere at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan on November 19, 2024, presented by ReelAbilities.[12] It is scheduled to be released on Disney+ on November 22, 2024.[13]

References
"Out of My Mind". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
"Out of My Mind". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
McArdle, Tommy (October 4, 2024). "Jennifer Aniston Voices Inner Monologue of 6th Grader with Cerebral Palsy in Out of My Mind Trailer (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
Petski, Denise (July 18, 2022). "Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby & Judith Light Among 5 Cast In 'Out Of My Mind' Disney+ Movie Adaptation".
McNary, Dave (April 27, 2015). "Sharon Draper's 'Out of My Mind' YA Novel Set for Movie Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
Rosario, Alexandra Del (May 4, 2022). "'Out Of My Mind' Film Adaptation In The Works At Disney+ With Newcomer To Star, Amber Sealey To Direct". Deadline Hollywood.
Knolle, Sharon (May 4, 2022). "Best-Seller 'Out of My Mind' Being Adapted as a Disney+ Film". TheWrap.
Donnelly, Matt (2024-04-16). "Participant Shutting Down Operations After 20 Years: Film Studio Was Behind Oscar Winners 'Spotlight,' 'Green Book' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (6 December 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
Out of My Mind at the Sundance Film Festival
"Jennifer Aniston Praises 'Out of My Mind' as "Special Film" as Sundance Pic Earns Two Standing Ovations". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 January 2024.
"Out of My Mind".
"'Out Of My Mind' Official Trailer And Key Art Released Ahead Of World Cerebral Palsy Day". Disney+. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
External links
Out of My Mind at IMDb
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Rosemarie DeWitt (The Staircase), Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Judith Light (American Crime Story) are set as leads joining Phoebe-Rae Taylor in Out Of My Mind, Disney+’s film adaptation of Sharon Draper’s award-winning novel, from Big Beach, Participant, Everywhere Studios LLC and Disney Branded Television. Emily Mitchell also is set as a lead, along with Michael Chernus (Severance) and Courtney Taylor (Insecure). Production is currently underway in Toronto.

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Directed by Amber Sealey (No Man of God) from an adapted screenplay by Daniel Stiepleman (On the Basis of Sex), Out of My Mind follows Melody Brooks (Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy. Melody has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but due to her being non-verbal and using a wheelchair, she is not given the same academic opportunities as her classmates. However, when Katherine, a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential, she encourages Melody to participate in mainstream education, where greater successes – and challenges – await.

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DeWitt portrays Diane, Melody’s mother and fiercest advocate, and Kirby plays her supportive father, Chuck. Light plays Mrs. V., the Brooks’ eccentric but caring neighbor who, though her style may be unconventional, always looks out for Melody. Mitchell portrays Penny, Melody’s younger sister. Taylor is Katherine, a post-doctoral candidate and educator, and Chernus plays Mr. Dimming, Melody’s teacher and coach of her school’s trivia team.

The production team includes multiple people from the cerebral palsy and AAC (augmentative and alternative communication device) community, who have been involved from the earliest stages of development.

Academy Award nominee Peter Saraf produces with Dan Angel and Participant. Executive producers are Big Beach’s Michael B. Clark and Alex Turtletaub, Participant’s founder Jeff Skoll and Robert Kessel, along with Tom Mazza, David Calver Jones and Brian Gott.

DeWitt next can be seen in The Estate, directed by Dean Craig and starring Toni Collette and Anna Faris, and is currently in the critically acclaimed HBO Max drama The Staircase. She is repped by CAA, ICM Partners, Courtney Kivowitz and Ziffren Brittenham.

Kirby earned an Emmy for his portrayal of Lenny Bruce in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.   He recently wrapped shooting the MGM film Dark Harvest directed by David Slade, as well as the lead role in the first season of the Spectrum Originals series Panhandle. Kirby is repped by GGA and Gersh.

Light recently co-starred in Ryan Murphy’s Impeachment: American Crime Story on FX and appeared in Lin Manuel Miranda’s tick, tick…Boom! for Netflix. Her current projects include HBO’s Max’s Julia, Starz’s horror comedy Shining Vale and Searchlight’s upcoming dark comedy The Menu, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes. She also just wrapped production on The Young Wife for FilmNation. Light is repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Chernus currently stars as Ricken on Apple’s Severance. His additional credits include Netflix’s Easy and Orange is the New Black, Hulu’s Ramy, CBS’ Tommy opposite Edie Falco, Amazon’s Patriot and Manhattan. He will next be seen in Alice Birch’s limited series Dead Ringers opposite Rachel Weisz for Amazon. Chernus is repped by UTA, Authentic Talent & Literary Management and Felker Toczek Suddleson.

Taylor played Issa’s assistant Quoia on HBO’s Insecure. She will next be seen opposite Nathalie Emmanuel in the upcoming Sony Screen Gems feature The Invitation and in the ALLBLK series Send Help. Taylor is repped by CAA and Authentic Talent & Literary Management.

Mitchell will next be seen in the upcoming film Ordinary Angels alongside Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson, and also plays a lead role in Women Talking with Frances McDormand, set for release later this year. Mitchell also can be seen in FX comedy What We Do In The Shadows. She’s repped by Ritter Talent Agency.
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Disney Plus has officially released the trailer for Out of My Mind, a poignant film directed by Amber Sealey and based on the acclaimed novel by Sharon M. Draper. The film features a talented cast, including Phoebe Rae Taylor, Jennifer Aniston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Judith Light, Michael Chernus, Courtney Taylor, and Emily Mitchell.Online movie streaming services

Out of My Mind follows the inspiring journey of Melody Brooks, portrayed by Phoebe Rae Taylor. Melody is a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, possessing a quick wit and a sharp intellect. Despite her abilities, she faces significant challenges due to being non-verbal and using a wheelchair, which limits her opportunities compared to her peers. However, everything changes when a compassionate educator recognizes her untapped potential. As Melody begins to engage in mainstream education, she demonstrates that what she has to say is far more important than how she communicates.

The screenplay for the film is penned by Daniel Stiepleman, bringing Draper's heartfelt story to life. With its focus on empowerment and the importance of voice, Out of My Mind promises to resonate with audiences of all ages.

Scheduled for release on November 22, 2024, the film aims to shed light on the experiences of individuals with disabilities, showcasing their strength and resilience. With its rich narrative and relatable characters, Out of My Mind is set to be a touching and thought-provoking addition to Disney Plus's lineup. Fans are eagerly anticipating this heartfelt adaptation that champions the power of self-expression and understanding.

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Adapted from Sharon M. Draper’s 2010 novel of the same name, ‘Out of My Mind’ is a new Disney original coming-of-age film helmed by Amber Sealey (No Man of God). The charming film follows Melody, a girl with cerebral palsy as she navigates her youth with friends, family, and romances.

‘Out of My Mind’ had its world premiere earlier this year at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

The film stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Michael Chernus, Courtney Taylor along with Judith Light; and also features Jennifer Aniston voicing Melody’s inner voice.

Release Date
In partnership with World Cerebral Palsy Day, celebrated on Oct. 6., Disney announced that Out of My Mind debuts on Disney+ on November 22, 2024.

Synopsis
Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.

“I remember early on in my research phase, the Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity, they did do a lot of asking people with disabilities, like, what do you want to see more?” Director Amber Sealey said in TheWrap‘s Sundance inclusivity panel. “What largely came out of that was people with disabilities wanted to see movies that centered on them as human beings and not just on their disability.”

Reviews
Cortland Jacoby in a Punch Drunk Critics review praised the film, writing, “While not a perfect depiction of disability representation, Out of My Mind is accessible for children and a good start to show how those who are differently abled have the same wants and fears as everyone else. Phoebe-Rae Taylor gives a knockout and endearing performance you can’t look away from. In terms of representation, you can’t get better than that.”

Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘Out Of My Mind.’