A recent review of Keep the Change highligthing Samanath’s performance.
“So I’m very excited to announce that, this week, for the first time, I saw an autistic woman on screen. Her name is Sarah and she was played by autistic actor Samantha Elisofon in Rachel Israel’s, Keep the Change, which won Best Picture at the Tribeca Film Festival and is currently screening at the Jewish International Film Festival.”
Marguerite Elisofon is a New York City writer and the author of My Picture Perfect Family, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups existed. She also blogs about parenting young adults and disability related issues in The Never Empty Nest. Her writing has been featured in a variety of publications, including Time and NY Metro Parents magazine, and her family’s story has been featured by the NY Post, Fox News, The Daily Mail, and on Jenny McCarthy’s Dirty Sexy Funny radio show. A Vassar graduate, Marguerite was born and raised in New York City, where she still lives with her husband, Howard, in their mostly-empty nest. She is available to speak about a wide variety of issues relating to twins, parenting, and autism. 
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