Library Thursdays: Movie night

Following on from last week's blog on Will Schermerhorn's informational films, the library also has many films that are entertaining (and also informative in their way). There are several documentaries: the recent Dance Like Nobody's Watching (narrated by Paul Matley about his life and what it means to have Down syndrome), Crossing Tahoe: A Swimmer's Dream (another from Blueberry Shoes about Karen Gaffney's long distance swim across Lake Tahoe in the US), Praying with Lior (about a young man with Down syndrome's life and faith as he becomes a man and celebrates his Bar Mitzvah), Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy (about a woman with Down syndrome and her friend who has physical disabilities and how they support each other living together and advocate for others. (Has English, Spanish, French, German & Arabic subtitles if needed)), Futuro Presente (in Italian with English subtitles, about a group of young adults with Down syndrome learning

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pendence skills) and The Teachings of Jon (about a 40 year old man who has Down syndrome and does not talk but his story is told with humour and love by his family who value his life for the teaching he does.)

There are also many dramatic DVDs. There are some short films: Be My Brother, (that won Tropfest in 2009), Boundless (about a 35 year old man with Down syndrome who lives with his parents and tries to make his dream about being a businessman become a reality), and Yolk (about a teenage girl with Down syndrome's interest in sexuality) . Feature length films Mr. Blue Sky (about a young woman with Down syndrome who marries an old friend who stands to lo

se his job because he doesn't have a disability), Afterlife (an excellent and confronting Scottish film about a woman dying from cancer who is the mother of a woman with Down syndrome), the first season of the US TV series,

Life Goes On which starred Chris Burke as a son (who happens to have Down syndrome)in an average all-American family.

There are many other videos, mostly informational. To see the various videos, go to the library list page.

If you'd like to spend these cold nights curled up with a film or anything else from the library, just email us or call.