Autism Documentary: “Let Me Paint My World For You” (Ich male dir meine Welt)
Film/Movie
SBIFF
SBIFF Film Center
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Date & Time
Thu, Feb 05 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
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SBIFF Film Center, 916 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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SBIFF Film Center
Let me paint my world for you (Ich male dir meine Welt), Germany, Switzerland 94 min
will have its world premiere at the – 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival (US), February 4–14, 2026 –
Section documentary competition.
The film will be shown on
Thurs 2/5 – 8:00 AM – Film Center Aud 1
Mon 2/9 – 2:20 PM – Film Center Aud 2
Seven artists on the autism spectrum reveal their inner worlds through painting, sound and performance. this poetic, participatory documentary explores creativity as a unique form of expression, identity and connection to society, transcending common stereotypes.
LET ME PAINT MY WORLD FOR YOU is a documentary film project created with and about artists on the autism spectrum. their extraordinary talent lies in using art as a means of expression – a way to make their inner worlds visible, to be heard and understood, and to communicate with the outside world. Their work becomes a bridge from within to without. through creative expression, these individuals find their voice.
The film is a multilayered portrait and artistic documentary journey with seven autistic artists in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. It explores a wide range of forms – from visual art to sound experiments and performance – and includes critical reflections on their daily realities. filmed in authentic settings such as studios, art institutions, natural landscapes, and private living environments, the documentary offers an intimate and immersive view into their lives.This participatory collaboration results in a collage of individual creative spaces, united by the globally relevant themes of inclusion and diversity. the protagonists express themselves through different “languages” – visual, sonic and performative – yet their message is universal. the film invites us to consider visibility, participation, and a deeper understanding of what it means to be human in all its forms.
LET ME PAINT MY WORLD FOR YOU arose from encounters with people whose perception is structured differently – and who develop a special artistic power precisely because of this. The film is an approach to autistic artists who express their world in color, sound, and movement. I am not interested in otherness as a deviation, but as an independent form of seeing and feeling. In working with them, I experienced an authenticity and freedom that we often lose in everyday life. „Let me paint my world for you“ understands art as the language of existence – immediate, honest, without explanation. It is not a film about autism, but about people, about perception, about the poetry of the self-evident. Nature provides the resonance chamber for a silent connection between the inner and outer worlds – and reminds us that diversity is what we actually have in common.
Directed by Andrea Christina Furrer (Hamburg, Germany)
