Search results: Disability

Roman Kostomarov: Born Twice Olympic ice dancing legend Roman Kostomarov refuses to give up his passion for sport after losing two legs and an arm — a powerful story of faith, resilience, and hope as he defies impossible odds to return to the ice and reclaim his life.
Brain. The Second Universe The film explores neuroscience and the brain’s unique abilities, sharing stories of people with prosopagnosia, who cannot recognize faces, and those with synesthesia, who associate letters or numbers with colors, tastes, or smells.
Brain. Evolution Will we unlock the brain’s secrets, cure Parkinson’s, and enable the paralyzed to control prostheses as their own? This film explores cutting-edge brain research, scientific debates, and how neuroscience reshapes our view of freedom, the world, and ourselves.
Chip Inside Me The film shares five stories of people with brain implants, revealing their vital role in restoring hearing, easing Parkinson’s symptoms, and treating dystonia. It explores fears of AI control, neuroethical questions, and the push to destigmatize cyborg-like individuals.
Flashes of Light Ten years ago, restoring sight to the blind seemed impossible. Today, Grigory and Antonina use bionic vision thanks to retinal implants. The film follows their journey and experimental tests, weaving personal stories with scientific insights into vision restoration.
Sensory Contact Alexey Trantsev and Alexey Mutin lost their arms due to severe electrical injuries. Today, they rely on bionic prostheses to perform everyday tasks, yet the sense of touch remains out of reach. Scientists are working to restore sensation — but can artificial touch truly beco
Camp CODA: Children of Deaf Adults Jodee Mundy travels to Pennsylvania to join the first Asian American CODA camp for Deaf parents and their children. Can an immersive experience in sign language and Asian family values help these pre-teens connect more deeply with their Deaf parents?
Look, Soon You Won’t See Anything As a young architect, Baruch designed buildings across Israel. Today, not being able to recall it, he still feels compelled to create.
The Three of Us A young Orthodox couple is fighting to integrate their autistic son into society. To fulfill that dream, they are willing to risk everything, questioning their relationship, faith, and place in the world.
The Sign for Love (Ekh Mesamnim Ahava) Elad was born deaf to a hearing family. After his mother’s tragic death and the breakdown of his family, he makes the most important decision of his life: to become a father.
Rollaball Meet skate soccer teammates: ambitious and volatile Smallee and talented but troubled Dungu. The friendship that has kept them afloat is now at risk as their paths take very different directions
All That Remains To Be Seen How do you prepare a child for the abstract fact that his world is turning black? ALL THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN is the story of a blind mother's efforts to teach her son that he shall live a life without fear, even through he soon will be blind too
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. An award-winning documentary film, HERE. IS. BETTER. interweaves the inspiring stories of men and women Veterans overcoming the debilitating effects of PTSD with treatments that can work, bringing hope to millions.
The Disruptors A definitive, comprehensive documentary film on ADHD
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Stories of kindness, decency, and the power of community in America
Bedlam An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
Human Nature The story of CRISPR. The most important scientific discovery of the 21st century.
Foster Every Child Needs A Family
State of Mind People from the war-torn DRC will not be able to be productive until they overcome their trauma.
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 This unique and powerful film follows two Special Operations soldiers as they struggle with PTSD and reintegrating back into society in an uncensored look at the current epidemic of PTSD and severe mental trauma that create tremendous challenges for returning service members
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 A film about Finland's most kick-ass punk rock band with Down Syndrome.