Down Syndrome Movies

Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her...

jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40...

People with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome find themselves alone in the world where typical people have inexplicably vanished.

A young man with Down syndrome, who after winning the lottery, flees his estranged mother and hits the road with a charming new friend who has...

Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care...

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the...

Jeff Towne revisited four years after the release of the original film.

Two brothers – one with Down syndrome, the other becoming his caregiver – deal with grief in the wake of their sister’s death....

During a tense supervised visit at a child contact centre, Orla reconnects with her estranged father and offers him a glimpse of redemption.

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he...

Grace is a poignant coming of age drama centered on a woman in her late 20s with Down Syndrome, navigating the complexities of adulthood,...

A woman attempts to stop her daughter signing away her down syndrome grandson for adoption. Based on a true story.

Valentina is fed up of her Down’s syndrome, convinced that it prevents her from making her dream true: becoming a trapeze artist. But a magical...

This documentary gives a look without prejudice into Down syndrome, exposing families and individuals with Down syndrome. Parents discloses their...

Following the passing of his wife, a devoted father is learning to raise his son with Down Syndrome as a single parent. While adjusting to their new...

Eight actors with Down syndrome prepare to present Hamlet in an emblematic theater in Lima. In the intimacy of the rehearsal room, they gradually...

A young woman with Down Syndrome begins a journey chases her dream of becoming a mechanic, despite being held back by the person she trusts the most.

Astrid is a comedian who makes people laugh for a living; her husband Markus is her manager and the two of them work well together. They have a...

Bob and Joanna, both over 40 years old, have a baby with the Down syndrome. Their doctor advises them to give the child away, not to "waste their...