LEARNING YOU Actress Feels ‘Blessed’ to Be Part of Movie: ‘So Beautiful’

Published: January 26, 2026

By Movieguide® Staff

LEARNING YOU star Stacy Haiduk says she felt “blessed” to be a part of the movie, intended to shine a light on parents and caregivers of children with special needs.

“When I do features — you’re always traveling a lot for these movies most of the time — I want to make sure I can offer it something that [only] I can give,” the actress told Movieguide®. “I read LEARNING YOU, and I said, ‘Yes, I can do this, I would love to be a part of this.’”

LEARNING YOU tells the story of an architect who “embarks on a Christmas road trip with his autistic son,” per IMDb. “Their journey of struggle and hope inspires a billionaire developer who has an autistic son of his own.”

Haiduk pointed to her own experiences of being a mom as inspiration for her performance, as well as the connection she felt with Seth Phrampus, who played her son Stephon in the movie.

“I fell madly in love with him, and it shows,” she shared. “They weren’t sure how he was going to work, or how I was going to work with him, but….just bringing my love to that movie — all I had to do was be present, and it was just warm and loving.”

Haiduk continued, “It was just so beautiful. I really feel blessed to be a part of it. It is a journey, picking up a script and seeing what you can do for it…and I was so happy to be a part of this.”

LEARNING YOU director and pastor Tyler Sansom previously spoke to Movieguide® about his hopes for what audiences take away from the movie.

“We saw an opportunity to use a film to spread awareness for the parents and caregivers of children with autism and pair that with a tangible ministry,” he explained, adding that LEARNING YOU is not intended to “romanticize” autism, but simply “tell a story where two people, a father and a son, had to learn from each other.”

Sansom continued, “[LEARNING YOU] will feel like a love letter to both parents and caregivers of kids with autism, and also shine a light on how they are still made in God’s image. There’s this overwhelming sense of peace and acceptance…that’s really the spirit of the film.”

LEARNING YOU’s message of connection and acceptance is echoed in Haiduk’s comments about her experience working on the project, and one that audiences will surely take away from the movie.

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