Disability Movies

Raymond, a deaf working student aspires to become a school paper photographer. Set in 2009, Raymond refuses to let his disability prevent him from...

When filmmaker Yoshifumi Tsubota learns about his slightly autistic uncle who lives alone, he decides to visit him. Drawn to his uncle’s unique...

Three Georgians with cerebral palsy fight to live life on their own terms. But as their families bind together, state policy tries to tear them apart.

Every now and then, we get a teacher who doesn't just connect with us -- they make us a better person in the world. Jeffrey Wright of Louisville, Ky....

Bernardo, a gay and disabled young man, decides to celebrate his birthday at a party full of love. But the arrival of Pedro, a childhood friend and...

Until the age of nine, Matan never knew his older sister had a rare syndrome. When she chooses to undergo plastic surgery to change her...

Diana suffers from chronic migraines that lead her to take her own life, feeling misunderstood by those around her. However, in the limbo between...

Cerebral Palsy Blues has an interesting perspective on cerebral palsy. It's realistic yet poetic, angry yet life-affirming. Cerebral Palsy Blues is...

Two remarkable activists model a grand experiment in independent living.

Mary Lou Breslin, co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership...

Yu Xiuhua was raised to hope for little from her life in the rural Chinese province of Hubei. At 19, Xiuhua’s mother encouraged her to marry a...

This Is Not About Me tells the story of Jordyn Zimmerman. Jordyn dreamt of becoming a teacher. She started out eager to learn at school, but she was...

“Factory-made wheelchairs are huge, heavy and ugly.” To counter this reality, wheelchair riders Ralph Hotchkiss and Omar Talavera began...

A deafblind Danish woman travels to Nepal to meet a woman with the same condition in the hopes of communicating and engaging in a cultural exchange....

The story of a young African American man with cerebral palsy and his journey to become a pastor. As Reverend Darrien Fann enters adulthood, he...

Lara is a young Deaf woman who is going blind. This film follows her journey as she explores new ways of being.

Being alive and having a life are two different things for Ville Jaaranto. Freedom as his dream and equality on his agenda, he sets to travel across...

A 10-hour, 'slow TV' film, documenting 10 days spent travelling the length of England on public buses, exploring the issues faced with service...