ARTS: Possibilities, Disabilities & The Arts (2009)

  
Format:  ARTS: Possibilities, Disabilities & The Arts DVD 
 
 
Demonstrating that there are no physical barriers to creativity, this documentary from filmmaker/activist Keri Bowers looks at an array of people whose disabilities--from autism (Temple Grandin, Stephen Shore, Donna Williams) to cerebral palsy (Geri Jewell)--haven't kept them from achieving success in literature and the performing arts. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
 
SKU: D81770
$22.49
Regularly $24.99
Category:
Documentary
Director:
Keri Bowers
Rated:
NR
Color:
Color
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Geri Jewell
(1997) DVD - $29.99
 

ARTS: Possibilities, Disabilities & The Arts DVD

is featured in our 800-page catalog along with other hard-to-find titles like:
  • I Remember Me (2001)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format: | Starring: Blake Edwards, Michelle Akers, Stephen Paganetti

    While suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), filmmaker Kim Snyder decided to make this investigative documentary about the mysterious disease that has been called "yuppie flu." Snyder tells his ... more

    $29.99 Buy I Remember Me on DVD
  • The Incredible Human Body (2002)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: Yes

    Format: | Starring: Kate Burton

    Discover the capabilities, as well as the limitations, of the human body by sharing in the experiences of an athlete, a man living with a brain tumor, and a young couple trying to have a baby, with this ... more

    Regularly $27.99 Add To Order $25.19 Buy The Incredible Human Body on DVD
  • Blue Vinyl (2002)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format:

    Are Americans' homes killing them? Filmmakers Daniel Gold and Judith Helfand's exploration of the possibly toxic effects from the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) siding on Helfand's parents' Long Island home ... more

    $19.99 Buy Blue Vinyl on DVD
  • Refrigerator Mothers (2003)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format:

    Raising a child with autism during the 1950s and '60s could brand not only the child as dysfunctional, but often the mother as well. Since the affliction was highly misunderstood, medical professionals ... more

    $29.99 Buy Refrigerator Mothers on DVD
  • Normal People Scare Me (2006)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format:

    This feature-length documentary based on the award-winning short film of the same name sensitively explores the world of autism. Co-director Taylor Cross (himself a high-functioning autistic person) ... more

    $29.99 Buy Normal People Scare Me on DVD
  • Autism: The Musical (2007)

    Category: Documentary | Director: Tricia Regan | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format: | Starring: Elaine Hall, Adam , Henry

    An inspirational acting coach leads five autistic children in the staging of an original stage musical in this touching documentary. Candor and consciousness-raising mark this chronicle of the group's ... more

    $19.99 Buy Autism: The Musical on DVD
  • Her Name Is Sabine (Elle S'appelle Sabine) (2007)

    Category: Documentary | Director: Sandrine Bonnaire | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format: | Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Sabine Bonnaire

    Actress Sandrine Bonnaire ("Intimate Strangers") directs this sensitive and enlightening documentary focused on the trials faced by her younger sister Sabine, who suffered from an autism-related condition ... more

    $19.99 Buy Her Name Is Sabine <strong>(Elle S'appelle Sabine)</strong> on DVD
  • The Horse Boy (2009)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: Yes

    Format: | Starring: Rupert Isaacson

    Was there anything that could treat the autism afflicting young Rupert Isaacson? In this moving and spiritual documentary, viewers learn how traditional therapies fail to improve his life, and follow ... more

    $29.99 Buy The Horse Boy on DVD
  • A Mother's Courage: Talking Back To Autism (2009)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: Yes

    Format: | Starring: Kate Winslet, Temple Grandin, Joseph E Morrow

    The mother of a severely autistic child seeks out more than just conventional wisdom as she pursues information about her son's affliction across the United States and Europe. As she meets with other ... more

    $27.99 Buy A Mother's Courage: Talking Back To Autism on DVD
  • Loving Lampposts (2010)

    Category: Documentary | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

    Format:

    What could be said about a young child who obsessively caresses all the lampposts in the park? This thought-provoking documentary on autism from Todd Drezner features the filmmaker examining the condition ... more

    $19.99 Buy Loving Lampposts on DVD