Daniel doesn’t feel different, so why does everyone treat him so? They look at him pityingly; they patronize him and treat him like an outsider. Well Daniel has had enough? he wants to be included. 46/47 is a deliciously sharp comedy that offers an off-centre perspective on how people with genetic difference are viewed in the world.
Teenager David (Nicholas Hoult – Skins, About A Boy) falls in love for the first time and life couldn’t be better. The only fly in the ointment is his 17-year-old brother, Ben, who has Down Syndrome. The family’s world revolves around Ben’s needs while David’s are unwittingly neglected by their parents. When they decide to move the family from London to “the back of beyond” for the sake of Ben’s education, David’s world is shattered. He loses love, friends and his school. His antipathy to Ben grows and grows to the point where he decides to push him off a mountain and get rid of him once and for all?
Evan, a young man with Down Syndrome, lives with his mother in a working-class town hit hard by the recent economic recession. When he unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money, Evan uses it to pursue Candy, the girl he has loved since high school.
A young woman with Down Syndrome grapples with her identity and her potential as a mother after an unplanned pregnancy with her boyfriend. Starring Lauren Potter (Glee).
Thomas Howell is a lawyer looking for more in life – the chance to make a difference in the world. When he snags the opportunity of a lifetime an interview at a prestigious law firm for his dream-job working in the pro-bono department he realizes that his chance to make a difference is closer and more unexpected than he could ever imagine.
Daniel, a recent college graduate with Down Syndrome forges a strong bond with vivacious workmate Laura, but their burgeoning relationship turns complicated when he professes his love to her. This gripping narrative questions modern relationships and conceptions of ‘normality’ as the couple grapples with their need to connect.
In this award-winning film, Judith Scott creates body-like sculptures from found
objects. Judith has Down syndrome, is deaf, and does not speak. These
sculptures are her most complex means of communication. Judith had become a
famous ‘outsider artist,’ proving the power of artistic expression and the
importance of a loving family.
Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott is a documentary that transports viewers into a realm that is little seen and even less understood — the creative and personal life of an “Outsider” artist. The film ventures from to the studio where Judith creates every day and the group home where she lives in Berkeley to museums and art galleries around the world where Judith’s sculptures are exhibited and where her work is increasingly in demand. We revisit Judith’s birthplace in Cincinnati and the institutions where Judith spent most of her life. Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott delves deeply into the life of a compelling, eccentric and talented individual who has survived in the face of daunting odds.
Lior has Down syndrome, and has spent his entire life praying with utter
abandon. As Lior approaches Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony,
different characters provides a window into life spent “praying with Lior.” The
movie poses difficult questions such as what is “disability” and who really talks to
God?
A mockumentary in which a supermarket manager saves the business when he discovers his employees with disabilities have super powers.
