Physical Disability Movies

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

Sam deals with the issues of his disabilities while away on holiday with his friends, actively trying to cover them up. He starts to realise he...

My Really Cool Legs! follows a group of pediatric amputee athletes who challenge themselves beyond their disability. Led by their amputee mentor and...

Experience the joy of flight with Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson

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...

A short documentary on the plight of people with disabilities in the Soviet Union.

Paweł and Grzegorz, two disabled Poles in their twenties, decide to set up a new radio station for young people. Their friendship is tested when...

The motivations behind Paratriathlon Events Gold Medal winners, Spanish José Luis García and his guide, Francisco Nieva, and the strong...

Late Bloomer is the story of Sumida-san, a severely handicapped man, and his downward spiral into hell.

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...

Two childhood friends grew up and face strange feelings now. One of them tries to explore that feelings by words and their relationship becomes...

A woman's bleeding hand rests against a tree with a dying leaf in her palm. Through a fable of a leaf that falls far from home and the stranger who...

Sylvie, a young birdwatcher with a disability, undergoes corrective surgery. As the anaesthetic takes hold, she is drawn into a world of feather,...

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...

Cerebral Palsy Blues has an interesting perspective on cerebral palsy. It's realistic yet poetic, angry yet life-affirming. Cerebral Palsy Blues is...

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

The Neighbor's Son

The documentary chronicles the life stories of two brothers, Kristaps and Krists. Kristaps, the elder brother, is disabled and has trouble talking,...

Floppies is an intimate glimpse into the complicated relationship between an artist son and his dementia-addled father as they attempt to communicate...