Autism
Meet the artists of La Tinaia, a center for expressive activities located in Florence, Italy.
‘Emergency” is the 2024 music video release from one of Australia’s most unique rock acts. .
James, born with Fragile X Syndrome, finds joy in the smallest things and uses his gift of comedic timing to inspire others.
Two artists with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence.
Experience the loving relationship of a mother and her adult son as they hike 900 miles in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
During an emotional time in his life Jimmy is enrolled at a boarding school. While there he gets a crush on a waitress and meets a ghost.
Down Syndrome
The How’s Your News? team follows the 2004 presidential campaign trail from Ohio to Florida leading up to the election.
Hip-hop artist Cam Lasley – “Every night I go to sleep – I see visions in my dream – It could be reality – If I would just go for it.”
The music video of the title track from hip hop artist Cam Lasley’s 2012 album, ‘Against These Walls’.
A theatre group prepares for a large-scale spectacle, to be staged in a stadium for an audience of 5,000 people.
An uplifting and courageous glimpse into a young woman with Down syndrome and her daily struggles.
A modern dance performance – every human faces different situations; some in favor of and others against the tide.
Intellectual disability
This video might make you think what people’s lives could be like if we focused more on their abilities, rather than their disabilities.
Can individuals with developmental disabilities be good parents? A profile of Clement & Karen and their two children.
A music video of improvisational musicians from a Hamburg community of people with developmental disabilities.
At an Edinburgh bakery, a community of workers makes a variety of organic breads for delivery to shops in the city.
For students practicing interviewing techniques, a simple question receives surprisingly diverse and complex answers.
Set in the café area of Melbourne, Rudely Interrupted sets out to interrupt people’s daily coffee fix with a bit of entertainment.
Films with Discussion Guides
Jack Blond is a regular guy with Down syndrome who idolizes James Bond.
Young adults interview their parents about what it was like when they were children.
Can individuals with developmental disabilities be good parents? A profile of Clement & Karen and their two children.
Go inside the life of a woman with a developmental disability who is struggling to raise three children who also have disabilities.
Thomas gets more than he bargained for in his interview at a law firm; a chance to change the lives of a father and son.
Identical twins born only three minutes apart are separated by a large distinction: Ella has Down syndrome while Eavan does not.
Sproutflix Productions
A couple shares their personal thoughts on love and marriage 3 months before their wedding, in this candid and touching portrait.
A poem by Tawanda Renee Shore in which she shares her view of marriage. Recited and performed by Samantha Moore.
A short poem written by Paul Quinn and recited by Juan Garcia – two people with developmental disabilities.
Burt is a man who survived decades of inhuman treatment to become a person who enjoys life to the fullest.
A poem written by Neil MacDonald is recited/performed by Destiny Lewis Bell – two people with developmental disabilities.
24 people answer the same question: “If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?”
Documentaries
Joshua, an 18-year-old diagnosed with autism, overcomes his personal struggles while becoming a champion at the sport he loves.
An introduction to Zulu P, a group of four rappers with developmental challenges who create some wild beats.
A family with a daughter with autism sells everything and goes to live in the jungles of Trinidad to make their daughter happy.
“Spectrum” combines live action and animation to reveal the underlying sensory differences that create an autistic perspective.
Soon after college, mental illness interrupted Bud Clayman’s dreams of a filmmaking career.
Rachel writes a letter to her future children describing her experiences of caring for her big brother.
Animation
When Eyes invade the town of Merryville; the intruders soon make the town unlivable. Features an entire cast of people with I/DD.
A hand-drawn animation exploring a mother’s natural concerns for her son Joel and his transition into adulthood.
Illustrated by sand paintings, the film dives into the hidden world of Veronika, a child with autism and multiple physical disabilities.
An animated music video Rudely Interrupted’s tours around the globe, from airports to hotels, from the suitcase to the stage.
A young girl tries to understand why her brother, who has autism, is not like the other children and gives her version of the facts.
A ride through the psychedelic sights and sounds of a theme park as you are slowly worn down by the will of young man with autism.