Finding Fred
10 min / documentary / 2010 / USA
filmmaker: Geoffrey Kappenberg
Finding Fred shows the development of love, admiration and enormous devotion between two brothers once separated by the Willowbrook State School, an institution for “children with mental retardation.”
The filmmaker gently guides a discussion about the past, present, and future, showing that with support, everyone can learn. This is a love story of brothers reunited.
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