Navigating Autism

09/15/2025

🌟 Proud parent moment! 🌟
Our daughter Bella Zoe Areffi was just featured on NBC’s California Live, where she shares her journey as an actress, singer-songwriter, and advocate for autism and neurodivergent artists in Hollywood. 🎬💜
She’s using her voice and her art to open doors for others—and we couldn’t be more inspired.
📺 Watch the full segment here:
http://bit.ly/4n59isM

06/05/2025

🌟 Come meet Bella Zoe, the autistic star and writer of Once More, Like Rain Man, live and in person! 🌟
Catch her at IndieX Film Festival, Block 4, this Saturday at 4 PM at Regal LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles.

🎬 After the screening, Bella will be taking photos, signing autographs, and hanging out with the audience! Plus — we’ll have free posters and exclusive merch available.

🎟 Tickets: https://filmfreeway.com/IndieX/tickets
📍 Directions: https://maps.apple.com/place?address=1000+W+Olympic+Blvd%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+CA++90015
👥 Big shoutout to our community friends:
Autism Los Angeles
Autism Society of America
EPIC Players

09/30/2024

Melissa Martinez-Areffi and Kennedy Areffi are off to the Heldsberg International film festival to attend the award ceremony.

09/24/2024

Check out Bella Zoe’s new single that appears in the movie
starring

Stream and Save Woe to the People of Order - Distributed by DistroKid

09/13/2024

Why Lucille Ball was the undisputed queen of comedy.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1300018268070885?fs=e&mibextid=0NULKw&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

08/29/2024

Thank you committee & congratulations to the cast & Crew. We will see you at the festival - get your wine glasses ready. 🍷🍾


Bella Zoe



Vella Lovell
Scott Krinsky
James Paxton
Darren Dean
Suzann Ellis Spurgeon
Melissa Martinez-Areffi
Glory Simon
1in4Coalition

08/22/2024

New poster from the amazing Mark Rowell for Once More Like Rain Man OMLRmovie - September 14th at 5PM North Hollywood Cinefest. Please come see the film and support an amazing cause and an amazing film.

https://cinefest.ticketbud.com/shorts-9









1in4Coalition

08/02/2024

Happy birthday Bella Zoe. Mommy and Daddy love you.

07/17/2024

Oh holy crap💩 - Once More Like Rain Man has sold out of it's first screening! What an amazing accomplishment! Congratulations to everyone who worked on this project.

Bella Zoe


Barry Papick
Carl Weintraub
James Paxton
Joe Mantegna
Scott Krinsky
Felix Pire
Sosie Bacon
The Tal Anderson
Vella Lovell
Aaron Fors
Naia Schroder
Tracy Reiner
Suzann Ellis Spurgeon
Darren Dean
Melissa Martinez-Areffi

05/29/2024

Please like and share - JUNE 18, 2024 - SAVE THE DATE - Bella Zoe will be performing her original song from the film Once More Like Rain Man with the EPIC Players at the Bourbon Room Hollywood

Melissa Martinez-Areffi
OMLRmovie
Glory and Injustice

EPIC Players (Empower, Perform, Include, Create), founded on August 25, 2016, is a nonprofit, neuro-diverse theatre company dedicated to creating professional performing arts opportunities and Read More

05/08/2024

Tinktankanimate & Tawd have worked with our kids and helped give them a career and a future. Bella Zoe Andy Areffi Glory and Injustice Melissa Martinez-Areffi

https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-tawd-dorenfeld/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0g-VtE_7GxuHxhP6feTDf93z6xCp9GSOqVAAuuY1fvXdrH4svFPh0gBz4_aem_ARLVIP0L3Oi75iPrbb3K3gBuYE_OD-fwJ5yRZFIPoHm0MWW7aC-gvFGZFGyNIBK3TQS3UXspOT8FD3ZSKkqDdXk2

We recently connected with Tawd Dorenfeld and have shared our conversation below. Tawd, thank you

04/15/2024

For those of you on check out the Bella Zoe's new single https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CZXJ6N2X?trackAsin=B0CZXL1B5Y&do=play&ref=dm%C2%A7sh%C2%A7hC4QX7PXux2rxTpkxj4qXGPIa

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