The Sprout Film Festival has a brilliant collection of films about people with disabilities. We are pleased to present a brief list of several of these films. Excerpts taken from Sprout Touring Film Festival 17 min. / Narrative / 2005 / UK A man with Down syndrome discovers there is more to life than films when he discovers the outside world. A short tale about imprisonment and love, freedom and films, dying cinemas and Down syndrome. Walking home from work and walking through life with eyes shut. Director: Samuel George Samuel George is a filmmaker based in London, England. He trained at the ...
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The Sprout Film Festival (SFF) was created as a way to promote positive awareness of people with disabilities in every community. They offer a great selection of films about people with disabilities. The idea is that they will come to your community and provide the films for an all day festival, an evening, or for a week long activity. They will tailor a festival just for you. The Sprout Film Festival is based in New York but will travel to other parts of the country. If you are interested in arranging a customized program(s) of films, please refer to the pricing chart below. The ...
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Happy St Patrick's Day Yesterday we got to be in a parade and throw the beads instead of being the to catch them. Our daughter in laws family always does it every year and I was already going to let my daughter Melanie be in it. Yesterday morning at 7 am my husband decides we all was going to go. We got ready to go and met with everyone over at daughter in law Beth's parents house to finish decorating the float. The parade started at 2 pm and we finished decoraring and left to go get in line for the parade. Shannon sat ...
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Navy blue and Yellow are the colors for Down Syndrome Awareness . Approximately 350,000 people, in the United States alone, are affected by Down’s syndrome. Help raise awareness for Down Syndrome with this nice navy and yellow ribbon lapel pins . These pins are high quality and a great way to show your support for those affected by Down Syndrome. Click here to see more Awareness pins
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I am writing in my blog as I am sitting here just getting my daughter off the bus. She is my special daughter as she has Down's syndrome. I sometimes think what it would be like if she did not have down's but then I think about who she is and I would not change a thing. She is a loving little girl, loves to smile and pick on you and she will be turning 9 on the 21st of this month. If you know anyone with Down's or have a child with it please feel free to write to me. I know sometimes ...
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