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Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Dear FrankieBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behi...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent RayIn the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible s...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent O Brother, Where Art Thou?Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent MurderballMichael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Inside I'm DancingDown the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Crip Camp: A Disability RevolutionIn Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal. Focusing on s...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent How to Dance in OhioFilmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky aims her camera at her own life to capture the remarkable transformation of her deaf parents, who decided to undergo a life-changing procedure to restore their hearing a...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Hear and NowFollows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Autism: The MusicalThe story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Pride of the Yankees