Library Thursdays: Winter movies

What could be nicer on these cold winter evenings than curling up on the sofa and watching some great films from the Down Syndrome NSW Library? We have collected a few gems that are definitely worth an evening in.

They include several short films: Yolk, Be My Brother (on the Tropfest DVD), Boundless which have been previously blogged about.

The library also has some feature length dramas-- Afterlife and Mr. Blue Sky

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Afterlife (directed by Alison Peebles, starring Lindsay Duncan, Kevin McKidd and Paula Sage) is the story of a woman who is dying of terminal cancer. She has a 21 year old daughter who has Down syndrome and she is trying to decide what will happen

 to her daughter after she dies. She does not want her to go into an

 institution, but her son seems to be her only option. Her son is a 

journalist who has been career plans which do not include his sister. It brings up some deep issues but there are plenty of light, funny scenes. Highly recommended.

Mr Blue Sky (directed by Sarah Gurfield, starring Richard Karn and Mary Kaate Schellhardt) is about a young woman with Down syndrome who marries an old childhood friend who stands to lose his job as a teacher because he does not have a disability. This film is a bit syrupy and preachy but the ideas are interesting.

If a night in with these films sound good to you, email us to borrow any of these films.