Celebrating the lives and stories of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — from 26 countries, across every genre. Browse our most popular categories below, or explore a specific category further down the page.
See all 310 Films →Autism
A family with a daughter with autism sells everything and goes to live in the jungles of Trinidad to make their daughter happy.
Auteur Lorcan Hopper will stop at nothing to see his semi-autobiographical soap opera brought to life.
Adam, a young man on the spectrum, talks about the things he enjoys most – including sirens, roller coasters and car washes.
“Spectrum” combines live action and animation to explore the inner sensory experience of autism.
Two young rowers with intellectual disabilities thrive on the companionship and routine that comes with being part of a team.
Despite medical hardships, learning disability and challenges “fitting in” with peers, Ben’s love for life and for music shines.
Down Syndrome
The film deals with disability, emphasizing how ephemeral is the distinction between normal and different, when related to love.
Moments of abandon letting go and enjoying the sensations of the forest, finally resting and being held by the forest.
A sweeping music video that so slowly and cleverly reveals the characters behind this slice of pitch perfect indie pop.
A playful and unsentimental portrait of Rene, a young man with Down syndrome, made by his close friend Duane Graves.
A trip between the real and the imaginary as characters dance to the rhythm of hope in a world without future.
Kira, a bright and stylish young woman living with Down syndrome, compares herself to social media influencer, Chantal.
Intellectual disability
An intimate portrait of a family in Iowa whose lives begin to change when their first son is diagnosed with a rare behavioral disorder.
24 people answer the same question: “If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?”
A music video by Station 17- a collection of musicians from a Hamburg community of people with developmental disabilities.
A sweeping music video that so slowly and cleverly reveals the characters behind this slice of pitch perfect indie pop.
Riley was brutally beaten in a bias crime because of his developmental disability. Such a bias crime is not unusual.
An introduction to Zulu P, a group of four rappers with developmental challenges who create some wild beats.
Films with Discussion Guides
Ten minutes before a boxing match, a teenage boxer with Down syndrome fights for his right to get in the ring.
Identical twins born only three minutes apart are separated by a large distinction: Ella has Down syndrome while Eavan does not.
A personal look into the lives of three couples with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
An inspirational short documentary about a boy with Down syndrome and his love of baseball.
As a 12-year-old grapples with identity, his family faces the emotional realities of his autism diagnosis.
Young adults interview their parents about what it was like when they were children.