The first trailer for Jennifer Aniston's new Disney+ movie Out of My Mind has been released.
Based on Sharon M Draper's 2010 novel of the same name, the coming-of-age drama centres around Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a teenage girl who tries to navigate school as a nonverbal wheelchair user with cerebral palsy. Aniston voices Melody's inner monologue.
The film is set to premiere on the streaming service on November 22.
"Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates," reads the official synopsis for the film.
"When a young educator notices her student's untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it."
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The heart-warming trailer sees Melody introduce herself via Aniston's monologue, saying: "Go ahead and stare. It's 2002, you've never seen a girl in a wheelchair who doesn't talk before?"
Melody goes on to explain the things that she'll never get used to, including people "not seeing" her, people feeling sorry for her and staircases.
"Obviously this isn't my voice, I can't talk. And I can sound like whoever I want, so I picked Jennifer Aniston," she added.
Melody is then introduced to Dr Katherine Post (Courtney Taylor), who is working on a programme to integrate her into a regular classroom.
Despite her parents' worries, Melody is welcomed into a new class and receives an assistive technology that allows her to communicate.
"Sometimes I need a push but I won't be pushed around," notes Melody as her life begins to drastically change.
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Out of My Mind is directed by Amber Sealey and written by Daniel Stiepleman. The film also stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Judith Light, Michael Chernus, Emily Mitchell, Christian Rose and David Klein.
The film had its worldwide premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it received a standing ovation from the audience.
Speaking to People ahead of the film's release, Sealey revealed that working with lead actor Taylor made a "profound impact" on her life.
"The most pronounced being that it has expanded my comprehension of humanity and our capacities for empathy, connection and growth," she said.
"I hope people take away from this film that there are endless ways to communicate with each other, but we'll never get to better understanding until and unless we make the time to stop, wait and listen – and value what we discover as a result."
Out of My Mind will premiere on Disney+ on November 22.
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