Films
Neurodivergent voices in front of and behind the camera.
At Eck-Schoe, we create films that feature neurodivergent voices both in front of and behind the camera, telling stories that are as engaging as they are authentic. In practice, this means building inclusive productions from the ground up.
On every production, we collaborate with neurodivergent writers. For certain films (including “Rewind” with David Eckstein-Schoemann), the primary script writer and director is autistic. We authentically cast all neurodivergent performers and include crew who are neurodivergent or have other special needs.
We create environments that respect different communication styles and sensory needs, and approach every story with thought, research, and lived perspective. Our films are shaped by real voices and real experiences, while remaining accessible, emotionally engaging, and rooted in character and heart.
The result is cinema that doesn’t just represent difference; it honors it.
Happy Haley Daze
Short Film · Completed · Submitting to Festivals · Coming to Patreon
Part of the Love. Outside the Box series. Redemption; Childhood crush to lovers.
A former bully devoted to helping at-risk kids must confront his unhealed shame when the sunshiny Haley, an autistic woman he never forgot, returns home and shows him that redemption also means believing he deserves love.
Festival screenings and dates to be announced.
Motion to Reconsider
Short Film · Pre-Production · Filming May 2026
Part of the Love. Outside the Box series. A second chance romance exploring family, forgiveness, and the courage to try again.
She left him so that he could follow his dreams, unburdened by the responsibility she took to care for her autistic brother. When fate brings them back together years later, she will have to answer some difficult questions. Should she have given him a choice back then? Can she let her brother live the independent life she helped him prepare for? Should she give this romance a second chance? Set in a summer clerkship at a law firm, Motion to Reconsider is a second chance romance that explores caregiving tension, questions about independence, and (as always in Love. Outside the Box) found family.
Rewind
Short Film · Pre-Production · Filming May 2026
Written and directed by David Eckstein-Schoemann. A romantasy set outside the Love. Outside the Box universe; promoting works written and directed by people on the spectrum.
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