Disability Movies

The true story of Bill Sackter's emergence from lifelong institutionalization, to become an international hero for people with disabilities.

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

A documentary about an innovative Disability Studies class at NYU Tandon School of Engineering where engineering students and adults with cerebral...

Farhad, a well-known Iranian photographer, was born with a rare genetic disorder known as Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS), which affects the...

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...

Deaf artist Seo Hye Lee gives new subtitles to a selection of archive films about pottery, ones which playfully examine the disparity between how...

a man helps a little kid find his mother but it turns out that the kid is a slum rat thief

"Scores for Carolyn" (2019) is a short video of instructional scores for care with two or more people that intentionally blurs the roles of care...

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

Follows the lives of 6 adults with a disability in a care center. Over a year's time, each of them share their view of the world and how they cope...

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.

What happens to a relationship if a partner suddenly becomes severely disabled after an accident? For Gosia it is clear that she will stand by her...

Merlin, a 15-year-old student, has lost all feeling in his legs after an accident. He wonders blindly through life, never happy, never content. It's...

Come What May documents the extraordinary life of Mary, a parent carer, and the challenges she has overcome to support herself and her family.

In a town where everyone has a handicap a person without a handicap might move into a house.