The Grown-Ups

Buscando a Reynols

May 2005 •Spanish

Documentary about the enigmatic and experimental music group "Reynols", his lead singer and leader who was down syndrome and the peculiarity of having a discography published in the most dissimilar corners of the planet.

My Favorite Child

February 2007 •English

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 sisters, but also a heartache common to the era's disabled: leaving home for an institution. The little boy, Dwight Core, Jr., grew into a tall, 48-year-old man who enjoyed coloring and watching television in the living room of the Ocean View section of Norfolk, Virginia home he shared with one of his sisters, Cindy Klingler. In 2007, filmmaker Roger M. Richards brought the story of Dwight Core, Jr. to the present, documenting him as a grown man and the continuing love and devotion of his sisters to their brother.

Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie

April 2021 •English

Documentary about the making of ’Spring Break Zombie Massacre.’

Into the Spotlight

April 2023 •English

On the heels of a tragedy and the COVID-19 pandemic, a Dallas-based theatre troupe comprised of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical.

La historia de Jan

November 2016 •Spanish

Caminando Juntos

May 2023 •Spanish

Jerome Lejeune - To the Least of My Brothers and Sisters

April 2015 •French

To the Least of My Brothers and Sisters is a new documentary on the life of Jerome Lejeune, the Father of Modern Genetics that was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his death. Filmed on two continents, it contains numerous interviews with former colleagues, families, current medical researchers, and others, all who express the importance of Jerome Lejeune in both the history of medicine and the defense of the dignity of human life.

Martina - med lust och glädje stor...

January 1989 •Swedish

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 film, she is in her early twenties.

Martina - Mot Alla Odds

August 1998 •Swedish

Another film about Martina Schaub, now thirty years old.

Jefftowne

September 1997 •English

jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. Towne also enjoys pornography and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.

Older Younger Sister

October 2022 •Tagalog

Ate Bunso is a performative documentary film by Angelica Llanera that shows the story of her family as they raise their Down Syndrome family member, Daniel. Ever since she was born, Angelica has embraced the role of being an "Ate" or older sister to Daniel despite being younger than him. She also shares how society negatively perceived them in the early years and how the media changed that for her family and the people who share a similar life situation with them.

From Bereavement to Fight

February 2005 •Portuguese

This documentary gives a look without prejudice into Down syndrome, exposing families and individuals with Down syndrome. Parents discloses their experiences from the moment the doctors tell them that their babies have Down syndrome and how they supersede their initial rejection by the feeling of the motherhood and parenthood. But the most important, the director and writer shows how the patients with Down syndrome may succeed in their lives, dancing, practicing sports, reading and even loving and getting married.

Think of Me First as a Person

January 1975 •English

Documentary film and home movie about Dwight Core, Jr., a boy with Down syndrome. The footage was originally shot throughout the 1960s and 1970s by Core's father, Dwight Core, Sr. The footage was later discovered and completed by the filmmaker's grandson, George Ingmire

Down n'hi do - La càmera ballarina

April 2018 •Catalan

Norm

September 2008 •English

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 her home to provide the care and the sense of family she feels he has been denied since childhood. Like many aging adults living with Down syndrome, he begins to experience the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Her greatest fears have become a reality, "What if she can't keep him at home forever?"

Believe That

June 2018 •English

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.

Rehearsal

October 2018 •English

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 Disabled of Singapore.

Bruin Jackson Superstar

October 2024 •Dutch

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.

Chef Antonio's Recipes for Revolution

March 2022 •English

A feature documentary following Antonio de Benedetto, an Italian chef on a quest to change the world with food. His apprentices are aspiring chefs with Down syndrome, who travel from across Italy to train and work in hospitality and take their place at the table of life and find their pathway to freedom and independence.

Come una vera coppia

October 2021 •Italian