1 min / documentary / 2011 / USA
filmmaker: Anthony Di Salvo
A poem written by Neil MacDonald and recited/performed by Destiny Lewis Bell. This is one in series of 13 short Sproutflix Productions featuring poetry written by poets with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Each poem is recited and performed by young adults with I/DD.
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