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Description: Growing up, Rita du Plessis felt enormous pressure to fit in. She has Asperger Syndrome, a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum. Though not uncommon, it's still widely misunderstood. Today, Du Plessis is drawing up her own definition of belonging with the animated film, Sam the Hedgehog. With her insightful critters, this artist is reframing ideas of normality.nnThe stop-motion film tells the story of a hedgehog growing up in a family of sheep. “He is a little bit prickly and does not