Press & Media
Welcome to the media center for The Dyslexic Advantage. This page provides press materials and information about the film, including downloadable kits, images, and contact details.
About the Film
The Dyslexic Advantage is a 42-minute documentary based on the best-selling book by Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide.
The film showcases the strengths of dyslexic minds through the stories of innovators, scientists, artists, and everyday individuals. Blending science, animation, and powerful personal narratives, it challenges old stereotypes and celebrates diverse ways of thinking.
PRESS KIT Photos & Media Assets
* High-resolution stills, film posters, and headshots are available for download from this Google Drive LINK.
Request Movie Review Copy
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For interviews, press inquiries, or additional materials:
Dr. Fernette Eide
Email: team ” at ” dyslexicadvantage.org
Phone: 206-410-8110
Sketchbooks of John Muir ‘Jack’ Laws
John Muir ‘Jack’ Law studies aphid movement on a plant.
Ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard describes how dyslexic thinking guided his discoveries.
Dr. Robert Ballard talking about the debris field of the Titanic
Award-winning filmmaker Lauren Havel on set.
Emergency room physician Dr. Chris Ford
Dr. Chris Ford demonstrating the medical device he invented for safer intubations.
Krista Weltner posing a maquette for her stop motion animation Partially Compensated.
Krista Weltner is arranging her storyboard for her children’s book series on dyslexia.
Animation by Lily Fang showing how the process of episodic simulation, whereby personal experiences can be recombined to come up with new ideas.
Dr. Brock Eide talking about how dyslexia can be expressed as two sides of a coin – one side representing challenges and the other, strengths.
Dr. Fernette Eide is examining a model of a brain and reflecting how structural differences in the brains of dyslexics can result in certain stronger talents and abilities.
Behind the scene still of John Muir ‘Jack’ Laws
Behind the scenes Director Josh Newman and Cinematographer Ryan Horner
Behind the Scenes with Director Josh Newman and Robert Ballard