“EXTREMELY MOVING FROM START TO FINISH.”
— FILM FESTIVAL TODAY
let me be me
Co-Director
Wavelength Productions and Greenwich Entertainment, Feature Documentary
World Premiere DOC NYC 2021
Best Documentary: Croatia Fashion Film Festival 2022
Honorable Mention: Awareness Festival
Best Story: London Fashion Film Festival
This coming-of-age story focuses on Kyle Westphal, an isolated autistic boy who’s fascinated by fabric and emerges from an experimental autism treatment program to become a fashion designer. Westphal’s family looks back on twenty years of his development with candor and humor. The film combines observational footage, archival material, and animation to chronicle how a passion for fashion transformed Kyle and his family
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“A rewarding film… brought to life by the frequent narration of Kyle himself. Practically glowing nearly every time he's working within his fashion world, Kyle himself draws us in and keeps us utterly captivated with his honesty, candor, and humor.”
- The Independent Critic
