Camp Alec

Jul 9, 2025

0h 18m

★ 5.5

Overview

Nestled in the woods outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a sleepaway camp for kids who are nonspeaking. To express themselves, they must use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that translate their composed messages into audible speech. Follow the lives and experiences of these campers as a series of immersive, vérité-style character studies.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

The Kennedy/Marshall Company

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6.2

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6.5

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7.0

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7.9

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8.0

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7.4

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7.3

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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5.0

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0.0

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8.0

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0.0

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0.0

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5.0

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0.0

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