Movies: Disability

What happens to a relationship if a partner suddenly becomes severely disabled after an accident? For Gosia it is clear that she will stand by her boyfriend Tomek no matter what in order to let him live as normal and fulfilled a live as possible. But...

The story of a young African American man with cerebral palsy and his journey to become a pastor. As Reverend Darrien Fann enters adulthood, he questions what independence means to him and how our society views people with disabilities. He reflects o...

A dedicated mother fights against the stubborn administrative system to get her son the services he needs....

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Romantic war film in which the daughter of a German baron falls in love with the crippled Hans who has been declared unfit for the army, to the jealousy of his brother....

Metzer 58 play Punk. They were founded in a meet-up at Lebenshilfe Münster, an NGO that provides housing and other services to people with disabilities. The band consists of disabled people and able-bodied people. That doesn't really affect the topic...

Follow blind poet Paiv as he navigates a sighted world, finding solace through his art....

Mary Lou Breslin, co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership awards (the Robert C. Kirkwood Award) - for making a mark in defining disability rights as a civil righ...

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Documentary film about the diaconal work and the care of people with disabilities in the Bethel institutions....

A disabled man plots revenge on a woman who married someone else....

The Britain’s Got Talent winner will poke fun at his life living as a disabled person in a post-apocalyptic world as he tries to cope with the fame and fortune since his memorable victory. From the highs of meeting 50% of The Chuckle Brothers to the ...

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An animated allegory demonstrating the need to integrate the disabled into general society....

What happens when a group of boys decide to record themselves direct to the internet via their mobile phones and get carried away with the idea of having a live audience....

A crippled little girl lives at home with her parents and her grandmother. She loves her grandmother deeply, but her parents can't get along with the old woman, and the girl is torn between both sides....

"Scores for Carolyn" (2019) is a short video of instructional scores for care with two or more people that intentionally blurs the roles of care provider and receiver. Named for (and to) artist Carolyn Lazard, the video features open captions synced ...

Nao, who was born with a disability, was once told, "She won't live long." However, Nao has now turned 50 years old. Raised by her family and her community, and in turn, raising her family and community over the years... This is a human documentary...

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Two remarkable activists model a grand experiment in independent living....