Simple Simon

“Simple Simon” is the story of 18 year-old Simon, a boy with Asperger’s syndrome whose life is turned upside-down when his brother Sam is dumped by his girlfriend. To make his life work, Simon needs structure. He needs things to follow a certain pattern – with the same schedule, the same meals, the same clothes – week in week out. Sam is the one who’s always taken care of Simon. Making him food in the shape of circles and helping him understand humans.

My part was the illustrations showing in an image hanging on the kitchen wall describing different emotions. These are animated in the movie next to the characters to help Simon understand how they feel.

The movie is Sweden’s nominee to the Oscars and is nominated in four categories in Swedish Guldbaggegalan.