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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A teenage girl who feels left out and ignored by her peers, is inspired to do something audacious in order to get noticed.
A touching and personal poem written by Anonymous and recited/performed by Nadirah McFadden.
A poem by Cam Lasley, a hip-hop artist with Down syndrome, is performed/recited by Marlon Foster, a young man with an I/DD.
A poem by Mark VanSlyke and recited/performed by Gina Watson two people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This documentary follows Kyle as he prepares to compete in the 2014 Washington State Special Olympics.
Siblings is a touching look inside the world of those who have grown up with a brother or sister with a developmental disability.
Moyzee is a singer-songwriter who uses his songs as a platform to be heard. A die-hard romantic, many of his songs revolve around love.
A mother’s mental strength is tested when she enrolls her son with autism in an ice skating program.
A music video by Station 17- a group of musicians from a Hamburg community of people with developmental disabilities.
After the death of a close friend, a woman with Down syndrome goes looking for her brother.
Can individuals with developmental disabilities be good parents? A profile of Clement & Karen and their two children.
If you are on the autism spectrum, have a service dog, or both you can probably relate to a lot of these.
Ollie, a young mother-to-be, faces the possibility of having a child with Down’s syndrome.
An affable chap, Jonathan takes a huge amount of pride in representing Thames in the Special Olympics.
This auto-biographical documentary follows the filmmaker as he bids farewell to the housing he has lived in for eight years.
A journey mapping life’s up and downs along the length of a tree branch, finding moments of serendipity, anger and letting go.
In Cuba, a group of mothers bring their children with Down syndrome to perform with joy and verve in a park for a public audience.
A theatre group prepares for a large-scale spectacle, to be staged in a stadium for an audience of 5,000 people.
Eleven-year-old Anne is a beautiful girl. The kind of girl you can’t take your eyes off. And the longer you look, the more you see her ‘tics’.
Brothers and sisters have a unique window into each other’s world especially when one of the siblings in the family has autism.
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