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A docu-film about 9 youngsters, travelling by train through the last 100 years in Europe and the Arab. The aim is to show how youngsters react differently on events in the past, the present and the future.
This book is a about a boy who is moving along in his life but is driven to follow his dreams by a myriad of events. The book is as much about empathy as any book because many of us face the exact same challege the boy faces. Should we follow our dream? Or live to safegaurd our future?
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.
A young man wheeled around the streets of an average small town in New England. He shows the condition of the sidewalks and why it is often necessary for people who use wheelchairs to wheel on the roads rather than on seemingly perfectly good sidewalks.
A young man wheeled through a downtown shopping area to evaluate wheelchair accessibility in this small New England town. What he found is no different from what most people who use wheelchairs deal with in their own towns and cities.
This is one of my all time favourite films. It is basically about a guy who lives on Telegraph Hill and becomes connected with the wild parrots in the area. He embarks on a fascinating journey of respect and love for them.
I love this film I truly believe love crosses all boundaries.
The Lost Child looks at the life of a child growing up in a family where there is parental mental illness.
About Time is a story about family, humorously told with style and a quirky story that uses time as a tool to deliver a touching tale.