Established in 2009, Sproutflix curates the world’s most comprehensive selection of films celebrating the lives and stories of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our collection, which includes over 290 titles, is a testament to the depth and diversity of these individuals’ experiences.
We are dedicated to fostering authentic representation, dismantling misconceptions, and championing the beauty of diversity through cinema. At Sproutflix, we are united by the belief that film is a powerful catalyst for inspiration, education, and transformation.
All the films in the Sproutflix catalogue are available for rental and download. The costs are noted on the film’s details page. For rentals the video file will remain on the platform. For download purchases the actual video file will be sent to you.
DVDs can be purchased for select films.
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Features the poetry of Frank Doherty and the performances of 5 young adults with developmental disabilities.
A coming of age tale takes on new depth as a girl learns about love, sex and looking out for those who need protection.
“Where’s Molly?” – Since he was 6 years old, Jeff Daly kept asking that question about his only sister.
An insightful and soul-touching film about Jon, a 40-year old man, severely and profoundly affected by Down syndrome.
Andrew Pullen collects light globes. He has well over 10,000 of them in one of the world’s largest private collections.
The film deals with disability, emphasizing how ephemeral is the distinction between normal and different, when related to love.
Shows how independent and informed a young man with Down syndrome can be. The film gives a glimpse into a life to be proud of.
A personal mini-documentary on the thoughts of the filmmaker’s brother Wataru Kubo, who has autism.
When he was a toddler, Alonzo suffered a brain injury. It forever changed the way he interprets the world around him.
On the day of their mother’s funeral, Dani finds his brother Joel, a boy with special needs, hiding under the bed.
The How’s Your News? team follows the 2004 presidential campaign trail from Ohio to Florida leading up to the election.
Brian’s transformative journey from struggle to empowerment, as he overcomes challenges and discovers healing through yoga and meditation.
This is a portrait of two artists with intellectual disabilities who use their art to express themselves and reflect the world as they see it.
Rudely Interrupted, an independent rock group with 3 of the 4 members living with disabilities, releases their 5th studio project.
A tale about Viru, a self-proclaimed music buff, and how he survived his first day at summer camp. A Sproutflix Production.
Focusing on an institution located in Staten Island, NY, this film, with reporter, Geraldo Rivera, was one of the first exposés on local TV.
When everyone finds out that Paul likes a girl from school, his family, support worker and teacher all try to act in Paul’s ‘Best Interest’.
35 people answer the same one question: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?
A vivacious woman forms an unlikely friendship with a Sudanese refugee through their love of the street dance, KRUMP.
We see the love, admiration and enormous devotion between two brothers once separated by the Willowbrook State School.
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