Down Syndrome Movies

Set to the sound of the 50's, Henry is an enthusiastic, awkward high school freshman desperate to be popular who, after the worst day of his life,...

A gentle tale of love told in halting words. A film about healing after profound loss. John and Michael pays homage to two men with Down's syndrome...

Jeff Towne revisited four years after the release of the original film.

A feature documentary following Antonio de Benedetto, an Italian chef on a quest to change the world with food. His apprentices are aspiring chefs...

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...

Happy newlyweds Ida and Jura are expecting a child. Ida suddenly finds out that the child will be special. She is unsure of how Jura will react when...

Ferret, a guy who gets his nickname from escaping debt collectors, arrives at the Piccolo bar for his first shift. Leather booths, live jazz singer,...

In 1974 documentary film maker Tom Alandh did a TV story about institutions for the mentally retarded. Then he met Martina, who was five and who had...

A young woman with Down Syndrome grapples with her identity and her potential as a mother after an unplanned pregnancy with her boyfriend.

Beau wants to be just like the boys, yet most of his middle school peers won't make room for a kid with Down syndrome. An unexpected invitation from...

Norm is a love story pure and simple. But there is nothing simple about it. A loving sister decides to take her older brother with Down syndrome into...

The fourth film in a long series about Martina Schaub, a woman with Down's Syndrome. Tom Alandh documented part of her life from age 5 to 50. In this...

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...

Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son.

This documentary gives a look without prejudice into Down syndrome, exposing families and individuals with Down syndrome. Parents discloses their...

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