Special Needs Movies

A stubborn and hotheaded minor league basketball coach is forced to train a Special Olympics team when he is sentenced to community service.

A father discovers that his son floats, which makes him different from other kids. To keep them both safe from the judgement of the world, Dad...

Three women’s lives intersect at a lakeside resort and are forever changed by the love of a special needs boy.

When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But...

When a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not only must she deal with her eccentric family, but she ultimately faces a...

On the heels of a tragedy and the COVID-19 pandemic, a Dallas-based theatre troupe comprised of people with intellectual and developmental...

After the death of her parents, a young woman assumes primary guardianship of her special needs brother. But as she attempts to balance her new life...

Director Lee Sin Yee reveals a deeply personal and reflective retelling of growing up with her brother who has autism. This autobiographical...

“Special,” “Gifted,” “Different,”… Despite the vast inventory of words to describe children who are on the...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) occur when a pregnant mother consumes an amount of alcohol that is detrimental to the developing fetus....

Sylvie Giroux doesn’t have kids, but every year, from September to June, about 10 teenagers aged 16 to 21 add a bit of magic to her life. These...

A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a...

Joko Supriyanto is a high school student in Yayasan Pendidikan Anak Luar Biasa (Special Needs Education Foundation) Cepogo, Boyolali--a foundation...

A film that presents the issue of disability through the journey of a young girl with disabilities, and her family in a multicultural environment...

Follows the world-famous Kids of Widney High, a group of young adults with developmental disabilities who write, record, and perform their own unique...