MelodyBrooksisnavigatingsixthgradeasanonverbalwheelchairuserwhohascerebralpalsy.Withthehelpofsomeassistivetechnologyandherdevoted，exuberantallies，Melodyshowsthatwhatshehastosayismoreimportantthanhowshesaysit. OutofMyMindpresentsasincereexperienceofteenagegirlhoodthroughthelensesofdisabilityandbelonging.DirectorAmberSealeycraftsaworldaroundMelodythatisalltoofamiliar;atoncefulloflove，fun，andopportunity，yetsystemicallyunfairtothosewhoaredifferent.ActressPhoebe-RaeTaylor，whosimilarlyliveswithcerebralpalsy，embodiesMelodyfromaplaceofauthenticityandheart. Melody’swantscourageouslysteerthisnarrative—herdesirestoproveherintelligence，befriendgirlsherage，and，ultimately，breakfreefromthelimitingpreconceptionsofothers，arebothuniqueanddeeplyuniversal.Thisisapowerfulstoryaboutfindingone’svoice，bolsteredbythecollectivepassionandadvocacyofthosewhoarewillingtoreallylisten.—CA