Documentry Film - Best And Most Beautiful Things

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Best And Most Beautiful Things basically functions as a journalistic human interest story, covering a couple years of a 20-something young woman’s life as she struggles to find her independence in a world that does not accommodate her. She lives at home with her mom and her mom’s boyfriend, and her obsessive interests include Daria, anime, and Monster High dolls. More than that, though, she is a bright, passionate young woman who dreams of becoming a voice actress, and more than anything wants to be treated as a capable adult in a world that views her disabilities as a reason to treat her as a child.

Director Garrett Zevgetis does a fantastic job of introducing us to Michelle’s perspective, often placing the world in blurry focus and amplifying ambient noise to give us an approximation of what the world seems like to an autistic blind person. This is accompanied by Michelle’s soul-bearing testimonials about how able-bodied folks don’t understand and are therefore less accommodating than she needs, which has cost her jobs and has left her dependent on her family.