Desc: The Black and White Mind: Directed by Cody Grudt. With Charles Curtice, Julian Chavez, Kathryn Byrd Steinhaus, Thom Vaknin. Imagine being a high school senior who has no friends, struggles with anxiety, and is being bullied, constantly. The film, The Black and White Mind, follows Johnathan Stewart, an adolescent with High-Functioning Autism. Johnathan faces many trials throughout the film, as he is trying to come out of his shell and integrate himself into the "social game."