Movies: Disability

Edgar, a thirty-something documentary filmmaker diagnosed with OCD, films his routine as he recounts his past and present dealing with this disorder. He has always been supported by the people in his close circle. However, he has never met someone wi...

"Daisy's Final Goodbye" is an evocative animated tale based on a true story. It chronicles the heart-wrenching journey of Steven, a PTSD-afflicted veteran, as he grapples with the profound loss of his devoted service dog, Daisy. The weight of this fa...

On the verge of losing the last thread of sight he has left, Adam tries to process his loss....

In this humorous mockumentary, aspiring actor/model Andy Arias prepares to accept his tribute at the Lt. Louis Walk of Fame when a sudden mishap is revealed....

Tom is anxious, he holds a secret in his human heart, a wing beat and a flutter and its bursting to take flight....

This flipbook-style animation demonstrates the emotions of people who hear voices...

Paul is having a great day. It’s a pity that the documentary crew following him doesn’t seem to see that…...

After collapsing during rehearsal, Yuri struggles to understand her mysterious medical condition and her even more enigmatic hospital-ward neighbour. Both patients are forced to confront the link between mind and body in vastly different ways....

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What happens when a group of boys decide to record themselves direct to the internet via their mobile phones and get carried away with the idea of having a live audience....

Two remarkable activists model a grand experiment in independent living....

A film in which limbless Nikolai Kobelkoff demonstrates a series of tasks, from aiming a pistol to performing gymnastics. Kobelkoff was born without arms and legs but persevered, becoming an international star in the early 20th century as a "Human To...

Metzer 58 play Punk. They were founded in a meet-up at Lebenshilfe Münster, an NGO that provides housing and other services to people with disabilities. The band consists of disabled people and able-bodied people. That doesn't really affect the topic...

A large group of boys play hockey. One of the boys has only one leg, but with the help of a crutch, skates about and puts up a very successful game....

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

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

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In one night, Lucas, Luiza and Bia remember the pains and delights of being who they are....

“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 was taken from their “perfect” home, never to return. “When I found my sister 47 years after she was sent away, we ree...

Inclinations began as a moment of “crip” play. The ramp becomes a source of creative movement. Dancers can move in ways that they cannot move on flat surfaces and the ramp itself becomes an artistic object, transformed albeit temporarily into an envi...