10 min / documentary / 2007 / UK
filmmaker: Matt Whittingham
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live with someone with a disability? Ups Not Downs shows how one family in the UK deals with day-to-day life with a child with Down syndrome. Maybe this documentary will challenge your outlook on life.
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