26 min / documentary / 2008 / USA
filmmaker: Jerry Smith
In the Spring of 2007, when a Minneapolis Theater company put on a show titled “Rise of the Celebretards,” people with disabilities and their allies took action. “Offense Taken” documents this community’s response to the public use of the “R” word.
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.
Funny and heart-wrenching – peoples’ candid and articulate self-awareness quickly shatter preconceptions of the disabled.
An introduction to Zulu P, a group of four rappers with developmental challenges who create some wild beats.
Rachel writes a letter to her future children describing her experiences of caring for her big brother.
At an Edinburgh bakery, a community of workers makes a variety of organic breads for delivery to shops in the city.
The “How’s Your News?” crew are at it again with their insightful and hilarious coverage of the 2004 Presidential campaign.
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