Filmakers - Mental Disabilities

Mental Disabilities

• Dyslexia

23 film(s) found

	And Then Came John This is an inspiring film about mother that refused to institutionalize her Down's syndrome son. The family moved to a small town where John grew and blossomed. more »
	Autism: A Strange, Silent World This sensitive film takes a comprehensive view of autism by focusing on three children of different ages, with different behavioral patterns. more »
	The Boy Who Draws Buildings A portrait of autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire who has an uncanny ability to draw buildings from memory. Oliver Sacks wrote about him. more »
	Can: Mental Illness and Recovery in the Asian-American Community Can is the seminal film about one Asian American man’s mental illness and his journey to break the silence in a culture where mental problems are viewed as shameful. more »
	The Child That You Do Have Shows a pioneering treatment which is based on the autistic child’s hypersensitivity to sound. The treatment combines auditory therapy and counseling. more »
	David: Portrait of A Retarded Youth This CBC portrait of a sixteen-year-old Down syndrome boy , whose achievements include his role in a television drama about his disability, has inspired professionals and parents who work with the mentally handicapped. more »
	A Dyslexic Family Diary The turmoil dyslexia can impose on a family is captured in this documentary of a mother’s eighteen -year struggle with the education system in an effort to get her son a good education. more »
	The Foolish Wise Ones Fascinating portraits of three gifted autistic individuals: one who is gifted musically; one who is a mathematical genius; and one who is an artist. more »
	Hearts This inspiring love story from Norway follows Kare and his girlfriend Maybritt , both of whom are affected with Down syndrome. They go on dates, fall in love and become engaged. But the course of true love is never easy! more »
	Is Love Enough? Is Love Enough? provides a remarkable window on an unexplored phenomenon in a balanced fashion: can a mentally disabled person be a good parent? more »
	It's a Different World A portrait of a family with three autistic children who have different degrees of the disorder. One with Aspergers is most verbal in defining his limitations. more »
	Jackson Sandwich Jackson was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 4. Now at age 9, thanks to early intervention, he is an accomplished second-grader, charming and gregarious. more »
	The Key To the World The turmoil dyslexia can impose on a family is captured in this documentary of a mother’s eighteen -year struggle with the education system in an effort to get her son a good education. more »
	Make Me Normal: Autistic Teenagers Speak Out This portrait of autistic teenagers at a state school in England captures their frustration at not being 'normal'. more »
	May's Miracle As a baby, Leslie was blind, mentally disabled, and had cerebral palsy. At sixteen he could not stand alone or speak. However, when his adoptive mother May bought a piano, her prayers for her son were answered. more »
	Nowhere You Are A portrait of a high functioning autistic young woman will sensitize viewers to the disorder. more »
	Of Two Minds Of Two Minds is an award-winning documentary that explores the extraordinary lives, struggles, and successes of three individuals living with bipolar disorder. more »
	Reaching the Autistic Mind: An Educational Challenge Autism, a neurological disorder, affects as many as one in 150 children in the U.S., yet is the least funded of disabilities. By following six families with autistic children for two years, this film takes us inside the world of autism specifically at the Eden II School, in Staten Island, New York. There, the filmmakers gained unique access to children like Sarah, Aaron and Benjamin, triplets who all showed severely autistic symptoms at eighteen months. more »
	A School for Robin Four year old Robin, who is autistic, has been mainstreamed into a normal school. This film follows his progress, as well as the satisfaction his teacher’s take in his achievement. more »
	Shattered Lives: A Study of Autism A 'life skill center' where parents and professionals struggle to communicate wit and elicit response, from autistic people. more »
	Special Friends This heartwarming film documents the friendship between two young women with Down syndrome. For nineteen years, Ciara and Aileen have done everything together – horseback riding, disco dancing, pottery making. Through their friendship, each has gained an impressive level of independence. more »
	To Be or Not To Be At the beginning of "To Be or Not To Be," two mothers wonder if there is a place in the world for their two sons. Isaac Larsen and Willie Smith have Down syndrome. Eventually the two are admitted to a 'regular' elementary school program and the film then follows Isaac and Willie through their last year before sixth grade graduation. more »
	Today's Man This film offers a portrait of the filmmaker's brother Nicky, a delightful twenty-one-year-old with Asperger's syndrome, as his family grooms him for independence. more »