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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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