Search results: Disability

Housewitz

Housewitz In HOUSEWITZ, daughter and filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk tries to find out the reason behind her mother’s categorically refusal to leave her house.
Here. Is. Better.

Here. Is. Better. Hope makes the mission possible.
The Disruptors

The Disruptors A definitive, comprehensive documentary film on ADHD
Not Going Quietly

Not Going Quietly Ady Barkan’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS, but a confrontation with a powerful senator catapults him to national fame and ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement
Against the Tides

Against the Tides A woman’s ambition, to swim all seven of the world’s most harrowing sea channels in a single year, tests both her athletic limits and her personal relationships
Perfect

Perfect Asaf, paralyzed on his left side, is going on a journey to accept his disability, during which he meets other disabled people. together, they discuss their daily lives with incredible honesty.
Like an Open Sky

Like an Open Sky On the French-Belgian border, there’s a unique place that takes in children with mental and social problems. Day after day, the adults try to understand the enigma that each one of them represents and invent the solutions that will help them to live in peace
I’ll Come to You with Deaf Eyes

I’ll Come to You with Deaf Eyes The film examines the roots of the distress that plagues the Deaf, and explores a rich and fascinating world, a people that struggles to preserve its Sign Language and Culture
Once Upon a Boy

Once Upon a Boy The film gives us a rare and intimate view of family life, while navigating the universal experiences of a family, which have a unique experience of raising a child with special needs
Exit Music

Exit Music A rare invitation into the world of a young artist dying of cystic fibrosis as he navigates the ominous, sacred, and unmapped journey at the end of life
Voices from El Sayed

Voices from El Sayed El Sayed village has the highest percentage of deaf in the world. Deafness is accepted as one’s fate. Allowing modern medical technology of Cochlear Implant to change the destiny of 3 years’ old Muhammed challenges tradition in this conservative community
The Antidote

The Antidote Stories of kindness, decency, and the power of community in America
Ahead of the Curve

Ahead of the Curve Franco Stevens’ outrageous adventures with the world’s best selling lesbian magazine connect lesbian visibility in the ‘90s to queer womxn’s activism today
Bedlam

Bedlam An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
Human Nature

Human Nature The story of CRISPR. The most important scientific discovery of the 21st century.
Foster

Foster Every Child Needs A Family
State of Mind

State of Mind People from the war-torn DRC will not be able to be productive until they overcome their trauma.
Broken Places

Broken Places “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
That Which I Love Destroys Me

That Which I Love Destroys Me An uncensored look at the current epidemic of PTSD and severe mental trauma that create tremendous challenges for returning service members.
Gurrumul

Gurrumul GURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.
Far from the Tree

Far from the Tree From The New York Times best seller and "10 Best Books" Honoree Andrew Solomon
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia How can dyslexia, a persistent problem with learning to read, be as great a gift as it is an obstacle?
Life, Animated

Life, Animated A documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams based on a book by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ron Suskind.
Little People Big Dreams

Little People Big Dreams Behind the curtains of the most unlikely kingdom on earth. This is China's Dwarves Empires, where little people stand tall. Or do they?
Liebe Perla

Liebe Perla This film focuses on the friendship between Perla Ubsitsch, a dwarf who survived Dr. Mengele's cruel experiments in Auschwitz, and a researcher Hannelore Witkovsky. Together they search for an old film featuring Perla and her siblings.
Sea of Butterfly

Sea of Butterfly After an 8-year relationship, Jae-nyeon and Woo-young decide to get married. Though similar brain lesions define them, the pair must confront and resolve marital issues identical to any other couple.
Matthew’s Laws

Matthew’s Laws Director Marc Schmidt films his childhood friend Matthew, who, due to his autistic disorder, desperately tries to create order in the chaos around him.
The Punk Syndrome

The Punk Syndrome A film about Finland's most kick-ass punk rock band with Down Syndrome.