GORK! Earns 5 Stars from Film Threat
Film Threat recently reviewed GORK!, giving the film 5 stars, concluding that despite the obvious ups, downs, and challenges faced by the Terrill family, Adam ” is one of a number of Terrill children who have grown up happy, positive and secure in themselves and their personalities. To Mrs. Terrill, you obviously did very right [...]
‘Gork!’ presents a positive message – A Letter to the Editor
Press Citizen 11:00 PM, Oct. 1, 2011 I had the pleasure of being able to see the encore performance of “Gork” at the Iowa City Public Library. It was a very real portrayal about a family giving their all while raising a child with a disability. “Gork” portrays the love and relationships between parents, siblings [...]
“Film a true-to-life portrayal” – A letter to the Editor
From the Press-Citizen, September 28, 2011 I recently had the pleasure of seeing the film “GORK!” for the third time at an encore screening at the Iowa City Public Library last week (“Our View — New autism documentary shows more support needed for families ‘on the spectrum,’” Sept. 22). Each time I am more convinced [...]
Adam Terrill at the Landlocked Film Festival – Photos
Overflow Crowd at Encore Screening
More than 90 people turned out last night to see an encore screening of “GORK!” – nearly twice the capacity of Room A at the Iowa City Public Library, the event’s venue. The film received such a fantastic reception at the 5th Annual Landlocked Film Festival last month that the festival organizers wanted to provide [...]
Keeping It Reel At The Landlocked Film Festival
24 August 2011 – The Gazette (Hoopla) University of Iowa graduates Devon Terrill and Kara Kurcz can’t wait to bring their debut documentaries from Los Angeles back to Iowa City for the Landlocked Film Festival later this month. Both have made films from the heart. Terrill, 37, who grew up in Marshalltown, has captured her [...]
Talkin’ Broadway – Review of Solo Stage play “Gork”
Gork!: The Retard Always Wins! Theatre Review by Warren Hoffman No, Gork!:The Retard Always Wins!, the funny and moving play with an exclamation point, is neither a musical nor a combination of the words “geek” and “dork.” The title is actually one of the many names, some affectionate, others not, including “retard” and “peckerhead,” which [...]
New York Times – GORK! Solo Play Reviewed
August 23, 2004 Irrepressible Goofball But, Please, Not a Victim ‘Gork! The Retard Always Wins’ Next Stage When Autumn Terrill calls her developmentally disabled brother a retard in her new solo show, “Gork! The Retard Always Wins,” some of the more politically correct audience members might feel a little uncomfortable, but that of course is [...]
New York Magazine – Review of GORK! Solo Performance
Genre: One-person show Written by: Autumn Terrill Directed by: Dean Strober Performed by: Autumn Terrill Running time: 75 minutes Web site: bottomsupproductions.com Every monologuist needs an intriguing tale or a unique perspective. Autumn Terrill is blessed with both. This one-woman show, which traces her adopted, brain-damaged brother's journey from foundling to high school flag team [...]
DEVON TERRILL
Producer, Director, Co-creator After growing up in a small town in Iowa and graduating with a Comparative Literature degree from The University of Iowa, Devon Terrill got her start in the entertainment industry with an internship through the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She relocated to Los Angeles to begin working in TV development [...]