Filmmakers Tony Spiridakis & Alex Plank on the new film “Ezra”, autism and representation

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Tony Spiridakis, Bobby Cannavale & Alex Plank

I was thrilled to talk with Tony Spiridakis and Alex Plank about the new film Ezra, which Tony wrote and produced alongside director Tony Goldwyn, and which Alex associate produced, acted and consulted on. (Read my review of Ezra here.) We take a look behind the scenes at how the film was developed and produced on set, and how the film is aspirational for new films with autistic characters.

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Transcript: Transcript_NCPodcast_Tony Spiridakis & Alex Plank

Bios

Tony Spiridakis is an award-winning screenwriter, director, producer, and actor with nearly four decades in the film and television industry. He is a father of two and a strong advocate for autism awareness. He supports a variety of autism-related schools and organizations, including The Help Group, The Center School, Birch Family Services, Exceptional Minds, and We’ve Got Friends.

Alex Plank is a producer and actor, known for Ezra, The Good Doctor, The Bridge and other works. He is also well known in our community as the founder of Wrong Planet, an online community for autistic people and a place where a lot of autistic people found each other and found out more about themselves. Alex is an associate producer of Ezra and consulted on the film from a neurodiversity perspective.