{"id":41936,"date":"2026-04-24T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41936"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:10:00","slug":"watch-the-trailer-for-the-midway-point-autism-centered-coming-of-age-film-debuts-may-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/watch-the-trailer-for-the-midway-point-autism-centered-coming-of-age-film-debuts-may-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Trailer for The Midway Point \u2014 Autism\u2011Centered Coming\u2011of\u2011Age Film Debuts May 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new coming\u2011of\u2011age drama from filmmaker <strong>Lucca Vieira<\/strong>, <em><strong>The Midway Point<\/strong><\/em> offers an intimate, emotionally grounded portrait of a withdrawn teenager on the autism spectrum whose life changes when an unexpected friendship helps him find courage, connection, and a sense of belonging during his final year of high school. The film will be <strong>available On Demand on May 19, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE MIDWAY POINT Official Trailer\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hNMKDDZh3FA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Midway Point<\/em> presents a sensitive and deeply human portrayal of autism, celebrating neurodiversity while challenging long\u2011held stereotypes. Set in modern\u2011day California, the film explores identity, emotional growth, and the transformative power of friendship and first love. Its universal themes and heartfelt storytelling make it accessible to audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filmmakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Written &amp; Directed by:<\/strong> Lucca Vieira<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Carolina Brasil, Daemon Hillin, Anselmo Martini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sean Ryan Fox<\/strong> (<em>The Righteous Gemstones<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Catharine Daddario<\/strong> (<em>Second Chances<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thora Birch<\/strong> (<em>American Beauty<\/em>, <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, <em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julie Benz<\/strong> (<em>Dexter<\/em>, <em>Rambo<\/em>, <em>Saw V<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Audra Wise<\/strong> (<em>Case Closed: The Legal Queen Returns<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wes Studi<\/strong> (<em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em>, <em>Avatar<\/em>, <em>The Last of the Mohicans<\/em>, <em>Dances with Wolves<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-midway-point-still.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new coming\u2011of\u2011age drama from filmmaker Lucca Vieira, The Midway Point offers an intimate, emotionally grounded portrait of a withdrawn teenager on the autism spectrum whose life changes when an unexpected friendship helps him find courage, connection, and a sense of belonging during his final year of high school. The film will be available On\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/watch-the-trailer-for-the-midway-point-autism-centered-coming-of-age-film-debuts-may-19\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4,4396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-trailers","category-movies","category-trailers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41938,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41936\/revisions\/41938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}