Physical Disability Movies

Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported,...

The story of individuals from all walks of life that have faced incredible obstacles, found the drive to overcome their disabilities, and have...

Quadruple amputee Alex Lewis sets out to prove to his son that anything is possible by attempting to cross the Simien Mountain wilderness and climb...

This documentary will take us into the home of Doña Cristi, a 74-year-old woman who has run her grocery store in Ecatepec for more than three...

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

The battle for accessibility in New York City Transit told by those fighting it. Less than a quarter of stations in the city's sprawling subway...

A disabled man yearns for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him.

When a disabled teenager fears she will never find love, she enlists her friends to become her mentors in the unpredictable world of dating and...

The Neighbor's Son

A look into the life of Brett, a boy born without arms due to thalidomide exposure.

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.

In the film "You Don't Need Feet to Dance," African immigrant Sidiki Conde, having lost the use of his legs to polio at fourteen, balances his career...

Documentary about the obstacles handicapped people face when looking for love

Filmed and edited entirely in isolation, Living in Fear is an educational and inspiring documentary directed by myself, Stephanie Castelete-Tyrrell,...

Julia, an impaired elderly lady left to take care of her grandson as her daughter goes to work, faces a big decision when accidentally dropping her...

A daily life in Korogocho, Kenya, one of the world’s poorest slums.

The sea is the thin border between what we are and what we are forced to be.