Filmakers - Physical Disabilities

Physical Disabilities

20 film(s) found

	The Anatomy of Eloquence This documentary examines the physiology of speech and shows how the larynx, vocal chords, wind pipe, tongue and lips produce the sounds of speech. Useful for speech and hearing programs. more »
	The Cyborg Revolution Cyborg technology is a revolutionary development in rehabilitation medicine. It allows the brain and nervous system to manipulate specially engineered devices that help people regain the use of impaired body function. more »
	Dax's Case Dax was blinded, disfigured and burned after an explosion. He wanted to die but his painful treatments were continued. Filmed during the crisis, and again ten years later, the documentary interviews doctors, nurses, family members and Dax himself to compare their judgements then and now. more »
	A Day at a Time This multi-festival film is an unforgettable portrait of twins with cerebral palsy whose mother is determined to have them lead a full life. more »
	Epilepsy: An Electrical Storm A short film that demystifies the disorder known as epilepsy. more »
	Forbidden Wedding A Brazilian paraplegic wanted to marry the love of his life. The Roman Catholic Church of Brazil would not give him permission on the grounds that he could not copulate. People all over Brazil rallied in support of the couple. more »
	Hear and Now After 65 years of silence, Paul and Sally Taylor decide to undergo cochlear implant surgery and explore the totally unfamiliar world of sound. In this deeply personal memoir, the filmmaker documents the profound changes in her parents' lives after the surgery. more »
	In Body and Soul The sexuality of the handicapped has always been a taboo subject. In this ground breaking film, we learn of an experimental program recently begun in Switzerland: "sex workers" of both sexes provide sex for a fee to people who are physically or mentally challenged. more »
	In My Hands Dancer and choreographer Ann Reinking, works with a group of teenagers with Marfan Syndrome, a little-known and potentially fatal connective tissue disorder, designing movement and dance that capitalizes on their shaky long bodies and unexpectedly inspires their self- esteem. more »
	Is This Life Worth Living? Through the personal experiences of three families, this documentary explores the ethical issues involved in sustaining the life of a severely brain damaged or comatose patient. more »
	Learning to Hear This touching film explores the challenges and triumphs of two women. aged 36 and 44, who regained their hearing after undergoing a cochlear implant. The film follows the women through surgery, and shows their joy at rediscovering the hearing world. more »
	Soop on Wheels The filmmaker captures the character of Everett Soop, a Blackfoot journalist and political cartoonist who has had to face the challenges of being both indigenous and disabled. more »
	Sound and Fury This Academy Award nominated film is the story of two brothers who anguish over whether to allow their deaf children to have cochlear implants. One brother welcomes the chance for his child to be part of the hearing world. The other brother, who is deaf, does not want his offspring to leave the deaf culture and its sense of community. more »
	Sound and Fury: Six Years Later This is an engaging look at Heather Artinian six years after her family's saga captured audiences in the Academy Award-nominated documentary Sound and Fury. In the first film, Heather’s parents decided not to implant her. In this stand-alone follow-up film we learn that Heather finally did get the implant at age 9. She is now popular at school and excels academically. more »
	Those Who Know Don't Tell This lively documentary traces the history of the struggle to rid the workplace of occupational hazards. Archival footage and interviews with labor activists and doctors make this a powerful discussion starter. more »
	Toward Intimacy: Women With Disabilities This film highlights the struggle that people with disabilities face in their quest to be recognized as sexual beings, free to express their sexuality and lead sexually active lives, whether heterosexual or homosexual. One of the women profiled is a lesbian who is severly hearing disabled. more »
	Twins: Children with Cochlear Implants The film follows two sets of one-year-old twins for three years. Each set has one profoundly deaf twin who has been given a cochlear implant, and a hearing twin with whom their language development is compared. One can see the astonishing growth in the deaf children¹s speech and hearing as well as their integration and assimilation into mainstream life. more »
	Visioning Tibet Visioning Tibet chronicles the passion of ophthalmologist Marc Lieberman, founder of the Tibet Vision Project, to end preventable blindness in Tibet . He educates Tibetan doctors to perform cataract surgery more »
	The Words of Silence Four deaf performers, an actress, a dancer, a percussionist and a mime explain how their art transcends the spoken word more »
	The World At His Fingertips Mike Van Oman, married and the father of two sons, lost both his sight and hearing when he was in his thirties. With the help of the Helen Keller National Center, he overcame despair and found a renewed sense of life and purpose. more »