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The House tells the story of a group of women with mental disabilities, as they explore their own lives and memories through drawings and animations. It highlights aspects of their everyday lives, their dreams and aspirations and who they are. >>

 

A tale of love, money, the mob, the FBI and a 1968 convertible. The video was shot in 5 days using people with developmental disabilities in all the major acting roles. >>
   
The film takes an intimate look at Larry Selman, the filmmaker's 59-year old neighbor with developmental disabilities. A tale of personal persistence overcoming the odds, the film humanizes the story behind the abstract statistics of mental retardation, shedding light on how a community builds tolerance and understanding. >>

 

Using digital composition and traditionally drawn animation this video shows a fanciful landscape transform over time. >>

 

This video uses traditionally drawn animation to tell the filmmaker's life story. >>


   
Laura, Tim W., and Tim S. were born with developmental disabilities and are now living outside an institution for the first time in years. This feature length documentary verite explores the intimate and original view of human struggle told through the stories of these unique individuals. >>
This video contains adult content and strong language.

 
Little Hébert chronicles the pregnancy of the filmmaker's wife and the birth of their son, who was born with Down's Syndrome. The video portrays the couple's fears, love and new outlook on life as a family. >> We get to know Gloria, a 32-year old woman with developmental disabilities, through her own words, as well as through seeing her with her family and in social interactions. Her parents emerge as people who long ago came to terms with Gloria's deficits and who have spent the better part of 32 years cultivating their daughter's talents and assets. >>

.Hebrew with English subtitles
 
After losing one of her four children to a terrorist attack and another to a car accident, Nelli Portughez feels she has nothing to live for. Hope returns when she decides to raise four abandoned children, all with Down's Syndrome. This documentary follows Nelli's struggle to raise these children despite opposition from her family. >>  

 

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