Disability Movies

Mary Lou Breslin, co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership...

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

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 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...

The life story of Daniel Balimá, a horticulturist with a disability in Burkina Faso.

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

A blind ex-hustler and a fast-talking disabled con man team up to find the culprit responsible for their welfare checks being stolen.

A 10-hour, 'slow TV' film, documenting 10 days spent travelling the length of England on public buses, exploring the issues faced with service...

Art, activism and disability are the starting point for what unfolds as a funny and intimate portrait of five surprising individuals. Director Bonnie...

Symbolic story about a person with a congenital disability who immersed himself in a paper world of ideas

This Is Not About Me tells the story of Jordyn Zimmerman. Jordyn dreamt of becoming a teacher. She started out eager to learn at school, but she was...

Kat, a wheelchair user, navigates a city where access is improvised and progress remains uneven. Para-Paraan (Finding a Way Through) turns silence...

How do you find your place in an ableist world as a person with a disability? Disabled Hugo Schmidt talks to the almost 90 year old Franz-Josef...

Short documentary on the Cambodian Handicraft Association which trains and supports women who have been affected by polio, landmine injuries,...

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

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

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.

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...