Okay!: The ASD Band Film is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Mark Bone and released in 2022.Joseph Pugh, "A new Canadian doc follows four musicians on the autism spectrum as they release an EP". CBC News, April 29, 2022. The film profiles the ASD Band, a Toronto-based group of musicians on the autism spectrum who released their debut EP, and played their first-ever live show in a public venue, in February 2022.
The band was first formed in 2019, after three of its four members, Ron Adea, Rawan Tuffaha and Jackson D. Begley, played on stage with Roger Hodgson at a World Autism Awareness Day concert benefiting the Toronto autism charity Jake's House.Ashley Westerman, "Toronto's ASD Band Looks To Raise Autism Awareness By Example". NPR, October 23, 2020. The fourth member, Spenser Murray, was invited to join afterward. Their first live show as a band had originally been planned for 2020, but after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation, they recorded several covers of classic pop and rock songs for release to music streaming platforms and began writing their own original songs.Nick Krewen, "Toronto’s ASD Band wants others on the autism spectrum to know: ‘We can do anything’". Toronto Star, January 19, 2022.
The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Andrew Tracy, "Hot Docs unveils full lineup ahead of 2022 festival". RealScreen, March 30, 2022. where it was named the second-place winner of the Rogers Audience Award.Jennie Punter, "‘Eternal Spring’ Takes Rogers Audience and Hot Docs Audience Awards". Variety, May 9, 2022.
The band subsequently competed in the third season of Canada's Got Talent.
The band also appeared in The Kelly Clarkson Show.
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