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In 1985, Salva Dut became one of 1,500 of Sudan’s famous “Lost Boys” for 11 long years, walking countless miles east to Ethiopia and later south to Kenya to live in refugee camps much like prisons.
This 25 minute film was created by a young teenager who has disabilities. Reuben uses a communication device to be understood. In this film he interviews many people who speak various languages. Reuben shows how communication is a universal issue and not a disability related issue.
Wretches and Jabberers directed by Gerardine Wurzburg, with Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette
Educator Catherine Cadden makes the case for L.O.V.E. - Listening, Observing, Validating, and Empathizing - as an action that has the power to end violence, with real-life stories from her own experience.
On what seems to be just another ordinary day in a french city, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women...
Based on Elizabeth Gilbert's true life story, Eat Pray Love is a beautiful film about a married woman who after a painful divorce sets off on a round-the-world journey.
This film offers the perspective of two challenges in life, that of someone with a disability and racial discrimiation. Rizwan Khan, played by Shah Rukh Khan, has to overcome the challenges of Asperger's Syndrome in the first half of the film. Despite this challenge, he manages to find love and
this is the true story of one young womans look at life behind bars - a story of grace, friendship, of loyalty and love. Vivid honest and revealing - and often very funny.