The Inside Story
Based on a novel of the same name, the new movie Out of My Mind is about Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy. This affects her speech and movement, so she isn’t given the same opportunities as her classmates. A teacher sees Melody’s potential and moves her into mainstream classes. Melody is excited to show everyone what she can do.
Phoebe-Rae Taylor, 15, plays Melody. As a person with cerebral palsy, she says she relates to her character’s struggle. “Melody is put into this box because of her disability,” Phoebe-Rae told TFK. “She finds a way out of that and gets other people to see her—not by her disability, but by her intelligence and her personality.” Out of My Mind is out now on Disney+.
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