Disability Movies

A knitted figure sits in a wheelchair, unable to resist as birds and squirrels peck at it.

While indoors alone, a disabled woman reflects on a recurring social phenomenon she encounters when outside. The implications regarding self...

A portrait of the dancer Hanna Väätäinen, a friend of the artist, experiences her body after her hand was paralysed in childhood...

The independent documentary is about people with disabilities who struggle with a lack of work and purpose and who are trying out something new....

Jamila reads aloud a stack of printed emails written to individuals and organisations delaying, postponing, or cancelling work due to illness from...

Lee is a young man determined to win the heart of Claire, a young woman determined to make life difficult for him. Dancing playfully on her crutches,...

A film on SFSU Master’s student Bob Lenz, who would go on to serve as director of Disabled Student Services at Merced College, and his...

Edgar, a thirty-something documentary filmmaker diagnosed with OCD, films his routine as he recounts his past and present dealing with this disorder....

This documentary is about Lois Curtis, the liberator who was freed to create.

“Where’s Molly?” Since he was 6 years old, Jeff Daly kept asking that question. When his sister Molly was not yet 3 years old, she...

After an accident, Sebastian (Zuko), who was a professional mountaineering guide, lost the mobility of his legs. However, through a great feat he...

Amalia, a 19-year-old girl with Down Syndrome, aims to find independence and success in Team GB, and hopes that this community will provide her with...

A docufilm inspired by three true stories that explores the complex world of Autism Spectrum Disorders through the real daily lives of three...

Something is happening in space—telecommunications are failing. The end of the world is near and reporter Verónica is gathering people's...

Italy's blind football team prepares for its first World Championship, in England, aiming to finish in the top five and qualify for the Paralympics....

Alessio, a visually impaired teenager, loves football and fears he may one day lose his sight completely. His story runs alongside that of Salvatore...