My Kid Could Paint That

My Kid Could Paint That is the fascinating documentary about Marla Olmstead, a girl of just seven at the time of the film who had become something of an art prodigy. Marla had started creating modern art paintings that had gained attention and began selling for tens of thousands of dollars. The film sets out it seems just to document an interesting story, but as time goes on questions arise as to whether the young artist is the one completing the paintings or if her artist father has a hand in the creations.

The documentary is in two parts we have both in a playlist here for you just click play to go :

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Reincarnation: The Boy Who Lived Before

Cameron Macaulay is just a 5 year kid old from Scotland yet since he could talk he has been recalling stories that sound like an old man would when remembering his past. He tells specific stories about when he lived in Barra Island which is over 200 miles from his home in Glasgow and a place he has never visited. Not surprising then that those around him came to the conclusion he was in fact telling tales from a past life. How else could a 5 year old tell such detailed and in many cases accurate stories from a place and time he could not know of.

In this documentary we meet Cameron and his family and along with experts such as psychologists Chris French and Karen Majors try to put meaning to the story. The documentary also brings Cameron for the first time to Barra Island to see how he reacts and what he remembers. Could this be proof of Reincarnation or a child's active imagination ?

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Savant: The Boy With The Incredible Brain

Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant and this 2005 documentary tells his incredible story. Daniel has a skill set that is totally unique for example he can solve complex mathematical problems in his mind such as recite the numbers in Pi to 22,500 digits (So he in recalling 22,500 digits in sequence). He also knows nine languages and claims to have the ability to learn a language in just one week. In the documentary they test this by setting the task of learning Swedish in one week to a level whereon he could appear on Swedish TV and converse with the presenters in his new language.

It may seem strange to put someone with autism through testing for the making of a documentary but if Daniel's skills are genuine then we could find out so much more on how he does it. What part of the brain can Daniel tap into in order to carry out such exploits and could we all acquire such skills.

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