Disability Movies

  • 1925
    Sprechende Hände. Das Taubstummblinden-Heim in Nowawes bei Potsdam

    Sprechende Hände. Das Taubstummblinden-Heim in Nowawes bei Potsdam

    Sprechende Hände. Das Taubstummblinden-Heim in Nowawes bei Potsdam

    71925HD

    A documentary with 65 intertitles about life and work at Oberlin House, a home for deafblind people in Nowawes near Potsdam.

    Sprechende Hände. Das Taubstummblinden-Heim in Nowawes bei Potsdam
  • 1970
    4 Years in a Row

    4 Years in a Row

    4 Years in a Row

    01970HD

    Under the isolation of the pandemic, Jonas has a brilliant vision: to commission the world’s most expensive Connect Four game, crafted in...

    4 Years in a Row
  • 2019
    Inclinations

    Inclinations

    Inclinations

    02019HD

    Inclinations began as a moment of “crip” play. The ramp becomes a source of creative movement. Dancers can move in ways that they cannot...

    Inclinations
  • 1988
    Schwarzlicht 3001

    Schwarzlicht 3001

    Schwarzlicht 3001

    01988HD

    Documentary film about a theater project at a school for mentally disabled children. For four months, the film crew observed the rehearsals of the...

    Schwarzlicht 3001
  • 2024
    Wheels

    Wheels

    Wheels

    02024HD

    Dia used to be a dancer, a musician, a talented woman with friends and a lover. The inability to use her legs has now confined her to a wheelchair.

    Wheels
  • 2024
    letters to eleanore

    letters to eleanore

    letters to eleanore

    02024HD

    "letters to eleanore" is a poignant feature-length documentary that explores the intertwined journeys of two remarkable girls, Keith from Canto...

    letters to eleanore
  • 1983
    The Skin Horse

    The Skin Horse

    The Skin Horse

    01983HD

    An award-winning, ground-breaking TV documentary dealing sensitively with the topic of sex and intimacy within the disabled community.

    The Skin Horse
  • 2019
    Before it gets dark

    Before it gets dark

    Before it gets dark

    02019HD

    Lotte (18) and Roos (16) are sisters and both have Usher syndrome. That means they will soon become deaf and blind. It is not known how fast that...

    Before it gets dark
  • 2013
    My Way to Olympia

    My Way to Olympia

    My Way to Olympia

    5.82013HD

    The film director Niko von Glasow undertakes a journey to athletes, who compete at the Paralympic Games in London 2012. He himself is a short-armed...

    My Way to Olympia
  • 2021
    Als Mara Lacht

    Als Mara Lacht

    Als Mara Lacht

    02021HD

    Als Mara Lacht
  • 2020
    Verisimilitude

    Verisimilitude

    Verisimilitude

    82020HD

    A struggling disabled actress gets a job advising a film star how to be disabled for his latest role.

    Verisimilitude
  • 2009
    Lovers

    Lovers

    Lovers

    102009HD

    This feature puts the spotlight on love, friendship and sexuality of the disabled.

    Lovers
  • 2025
    Spirit of the Flesh

    Spirit of the Flesh

    Spirit of the Flesh

    02025HD

    A new film by Sheik Althaf Hussain. The plot is unknown at this moment; currently in private screenings and festival submissions.

    Spirit of the Flesh
  • 2025
    No Glow

    No Glow

    No Glow

    102025HD

    Three emotionally damaged adults, drawn together by their life-threatening sensitivity to digital devices, retreat to an isolated cabin to start over...

    No Glow
  • 2019
    Jessie sur la route

    Jessie sur la route

    Jessie sur la route

    02019HD

    Jessie sur la route
  • 2020
    Revel In Your Body

    Revel In Your Body

    Revel In Your Body

    02020HD

    Experience the joy of flight with Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson

    Revel In Your Body
  • 2009
    La teoría del espiralismo

    La teoría del espiralismo

    La teoría del espiralismo

    02009HD

    La teoría del espiralismo
  • 2019
    La force du rire

    La force du rire

    La force du rire

    02019HD

    La force du rire
  • 2018
    All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

    All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

    All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

    52018HD

    American and Russian filmmakers with disabilities collaborate through an international exchange program to create films about their lives, using...

    All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers
  • 2020
    Maddy the Model

    Maddy the Model

    Maddy the Model

    6.72020HD

    Madeline Stuart is a fashion celebrity who has walked the runway at the New York Fashion Week, has 700 000+ followers on Facebook and is covered by...

    Maddy the Model