Down Syndrome Movies

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...

After being met with discrimination and feeling overwhelmed by unrealistic beauty standards, Kira, a young woman with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), is...

A couple moves from the country to istanbul to get proper schooling for their son, who has Down syndrome. However, the house they move to will be...

Documentary about the enigmatic and experimental music group "Reynols", his lead singer and leader who was down syndrome and the peculiarity of...

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...

The Bachmann family's life is falling apart at the seams. Little Florian needs his dad - Peter Bachmann. Peter, his wife Maria and daughter Sophie...

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

Ten minutes before a boxing match, a teenage boxer with Down's Syndrome fights for his right to get in the ring.

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...

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 man tries to save his family from the throes of poverty by investing their savings into speculative cryptocurrencies. His life soon becomes an...

Dafne has recently lost her mother – and Luigi his wife – in an accident. But whilst this 30-year-old, who was born with Down’s...

A group of friends with Down Syndrome have been attending the same school for 40 years, and they are tired of being treated like children, they are...

Vito is a sweet little boy with Down syndrome, and this short documentary puts his energetic, jolly personality on full display as he interacts with...

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...

Charlie works as a dishwasher in a high-end Sydney restaurant, where one of her coworkers regularly ridicules and belittles her creativity. When her...

A week away from leaving for his first year of college, Michael starts to become frustrated with his parent's overprotective tendencies toward his...

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

Be My Baby "tells the story of Nicole, a confident young woman with Down syndrome who wants to have a boyfriend, get married, have a baby, and just...