An inclusive film event featuring films by, about and featuring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
October 2023 in honor of National Disabilities Employment Month
It was held on Friday, October 20 and Saturday, October 21
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Links to the films shown below!
In collaboration with Peninsula College
and the Magic of Cinema.
Learn more about Peninsula College Here!
The Films with links to trailers...
Be My Brother
A young man’s charm and charisma challenges the prejudices of a stranger at a bus stop.
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Debbie Dreams
This music video animation is a dream sequence of a young woman with Down syndrome named Debbie. She is trapped in her house by her wicked auntie. The only way she can get out of the house is in her dreams.
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Kill Off
A vivacious woman with Down syndrome forms an unlikely friendship with a Sudanese refugee through their mutual love of the street dance, KRUMP.
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Laser Beak Man
A child who was never expected to walk or speak overcomes incredible odds to become an accomplished visual artist with his animation series screening around the world.
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Meet Munch Jr.
Sixteen-year-old Nikau doesn’t see anyone who is quite like him. He has a unique view of the world; he also has Autism. Step into Nikau’s colorful world as he turns to his animator Dad to help fulfill aspirations of bringing the character Munch Jr. to life..
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One Giant Leap
When a space crew’s lunar mission goes horribly wrong, the team comes up with a creative solution to get back home to earth, and it’s going to take one giant leap!
‘One Giant Leap” is an inclusively made, stop-motion animation produced by students from Bus Stop Films, Australia.
Ryan Matthews:
Basically Me
Ryan Matthews is an accomplished artist who is on the spectrum. Since childhood he has been perfecting the expression of his singular subject: TRAINS. Ryan talks about how art opened him to the colors of the world and how it shaped his journey from isolation to a bright future expanding before him.
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Whatever Scares You
Whatever Scares You is a rite of passage film that documents Breanna Deleo in her first year of work. Breanna is attempting to work as a professional artist – a challenging profession for anyone. And Breanna has begun to identify as neurodivergent. Her parents are her greatest allies and advocates.
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