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Play. Stop. Rewind

Directed by Gerald Fantone
16 min / narrative / 2011 / Canada

On the day of their mother’s funeral, Dani finds his brother Joel, a boy with special needs, hiding under the bed. Together they try to come to terms with her absence.

Rainbow Connection

Directed by Kire Paputts
19 min / narrative / 2012 / Canada

A teenager with Down syndrome, spends hours drawings his favourite thing, rainbows. But behind his seemingly colourful world is a reality he can’t escape, his mother’s illness.

Rodney

Directed by Andrew Cody
14 min / narrative / 2007 / Australia

With unfailing determination, a man with a developmental disability forces his family to understand his perspective of the world he lives in.

Ruggero

Directed by Franco DiPietro
14 min / narrative / 2012 / Italy

A story about how we react when something important has been stolen from us.

Solos In the Wild – Four Solos

DIRECTED BY RAY JACOBS
17 MIN / EXPERIMENTAL / 2016 / UK

Four performers with learning disabilities present their own creative response to the beautiful wild woods of Pembrokeshire, Wales in the form of four four-minute solos.

Stepping Out

Directed by Chris Noonan
48 min / documentary / 1981 / Australia

One of the most honored and distinguished documentaries in Australian film history.

Superman Vampire Hunter

Directed by Ben Kerns
5 min / narrative / 2012 / USA

Clark is working on a newspaper article when he gets a call from his aunt about strange happenings at The Lake of the Woods.

The Eighth Day

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
108 min / narrative / 1996 / Belgium / French with English Subtitles

A chance encounter one night between Georges and overworked businessman Harry (Daniel Auteil) sets the scene for a carefully-crafted examination of love, loss and the rediscovery of life.

The Great Little Mouse

Directed by Anthony Di Salvo
12 min / animation / 2001 / USA

The Great Little Mouse is an animated story written by Mary Egan, a woman with developmental disabilities. It is the story of Reggie, a naughty, flying mouse, who helps bring people together.

The Tales of the Golden Sand

SAM AND FRED GUILLAUME
23 MIN / ANIMATION-NARRATIVE / 2015 / SWITZERLAND

When Eyes invade the sweet town of Merryville, a crew of volunteers leave to find the mythical golden sand that will close the Eyes forever. These intruders soon make the city unlivable despite the efforts of an army of specialists trying to contain them under heavy cast iron plates. *This film features an entire cast of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.