Movies: Down syndrome

Bruin has a new mission: to become a superstar, just like his idol Michael Jackson. Although singing is not his greatest talent, he starts - supported by friends and colleagues - to build a music career....

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A former dancer returns to her hometown, encountering an unexpected heartwarming connection with a girl who has Down syndrome....

A well-known Thai writer/publisher Nong Wongthanong travelled to Italy last year. During the trip he saw several people with Down syndrome living a normal life, mingling with "ordinary" people in society. He looks back at his home country of Thailand...

An animated inner monologue of a woman confronting her relationship with her son, who has a disability....

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

Vitória is a girl with Down Syndrome who takes life as any young person of her age. Between swimming lessons, piano and college, she meets Afonso and the passion is instantaneous. The two will start a love story that no difference can shake....

In 1994, two brothers are enjoying the summer that will change everything: the youngest, Lucas, is starting school and will have to accept that his older brother, Bruno, who has Down syndrome, will not take part on this new adventure....

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Another film about Martina Schaub, now thirty years old....

MINDS Perform is a performing arts group consisting of members with learning disabilities. As they rehearse for a new song, they are transported into a kaleidoscopic world of music and dance. Commissioned for the Movement for the Intellectually Disa...

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A very curious alien tells us about his experience on planet Earth....

A prejudice that leads to the loss of an innocent life....

The story of Dwight Core, Jr. and his family, following up the events of the home documentary "Think of Me First as a Person", shot decades ago by his father Dwight Core, Sr. and portraying the love a boy with Down syndrome shares with his four siste...

Mikael has always taken care of his little brother Joakim, who has Downs. They spend their days playing in the countryside where they live. Then one day a new boy shows up - and their relationship is put to the test....

Finding love at 20 isn’t easy for anyone, but for Sophia, it is complicated by her own special challenges....

The sporting journey of Team Santos, three athletes from Brighton Table Tennis Club, as they prepare to represent Great Britain at the European Down's Syndrome Championships....

Rob Krikke (33) has Down’s syndrome and is an actor with a theatre company. Since his sister died in an accident, that event won’t let go of Rob anymore. A decision is taken to make a play about her death. Documentary maker Didderiëns follows this pr...