When someone with Down syndrome wants to break into the acting biz, the best place to find an agent who “gets it” is Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin & Associates (KMR) and Gail Williamson’s Down Syndrome in Arts & Media (DSiAM).
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Today’s short film tells the story of Glen Miller, a young man who decides to take matters into his own hands when his usual assistant takes the day off. “Cared Witless” is directed by Karen Scheader.
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In the short film “Menschen,” we are reminded of a time in history when Hitler carried out his plan to rid the world of people with disabilities. Actor Connor Long gives an award winning performance as a young person found by an Austrian soldier…
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Our Saturday blogs this month will be devoted to documentary film about Ethan Saylor – Ethan’s Law. For today we literally went to the source and asked the director Edward Rhodes a few questions.
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Fridays during Down Syndrome Awareness Month we’ll shine the spotlight on some of our favorite actors and actresses. This week, we’ll get to know a little bit more about one of the stars of Where Hope Grows – David DeSanctis.
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Thursdays during Down Syndrome Awareness Month we’ll be giving you a chance to watch a movie on us! We’re starting off with Girlfriend a 2012 film directed by Justin Lerner. The film won the 2011 Gotham Audience Award, the Audience Favorite at the…
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In our exploration of Down syndrome in film, we will spend some time looking at portrayals on the small screen. Wednesdays will be devoted to how television has been used to raise awareness. Today, we’ll start at the most appropriate place –…
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If you’ve been watching Born This Way on A&E you’ve no doubt seen where some of the cast members study their craft and pursue their dreams of becoming performers. Today we’re going to take a look at that unique service provider /…
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On Mondays this month we’ll be featuring a short film. This week, we’ll watch winner of Tropfest 2009, “Be My Brother” staring Gerard O’Dwyer.
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Every Sunday during Down Syndrome Awareness Month we’ll be taking a look at how a particular movie(s) portrays a piece of our community’s history. To start us off, we’ll look at how two films, one narrative and one documentary, portrayed institutional life…
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