The Midway Point - Director Lucca Vieira

The Midway Point is a heartfelt coming-of-age drama that explores identity, belonging, and emotional growth through the lens of a young man navigating life on the autism spectrum. Set in modern-day California. The film captures the struggles and beauty of adolescence, friendship, and first love – reminding us that sometimes, one connection can change everything. The film offers an authentic and sensitive portrayal of autism. Celebrating neurodiversity and challenging stereo-types through cinematic storytelling. Its emotional resonance and universal themes make it both deeply human and globally accessible. Starring Sean Ryan Fox("The Righteous Gemstones"), Catharine Daddario ("Second Chances"), Thora Birch (American Beauty, The Walking Dead, Hocus Pocus), Julie Benz ("Dexter," Rambo, Saw V), Audra Wise (Case Closed: the Legal Queen Returns"), Wes Studi (Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avatar, The Last of the Mohicans, Dances with Wolves)About the filmmaker - Lucca Vieira is an award-winning 20-year-old Brazilian-born filmmaker based out of South Florida. He has been producing skits, animations and videos since the age of eight. At just 16, his debut short film, 'Parkland: Stories from the Survivors', was screened at four film festivals nationwide, and his latest horror short, "Silhouette," was selected at over eight film festivals across the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, his awards include two National YoungArts Foundation Merit prizes, a Scholastic Art and Writing Award, and a Best Student Short award at the Miami Short Film Festival. Now, at age 20, he has written and directed his first ever feature film, 'The Midway Point,' starring, among others, Thora Birch ('American Beauty'), Wes Studi ('The Last of the Mohicans,' 'Heat'), and Julie Benz of 'Dexter' fame.