Special Friends Movie Review 1995

Documents the friendship between two young women with Downs Syndrome. They are happy and because of their friendship each has reached an impressive level of independence. Shows that the mentally impaired have the same needs as other adults, work, a place to live, and relationships. Winner at the TASH Media Festival, 1994.

Distribution

Filmakers Library, Inc., 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (212)808-4980, Toll-free: 800-555-9815, Fax: (212)808-4983, Email: info@filmakers.com, URL: http://www.filmakers.com

Available on VHS
Running time 38 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Mental Retardation, Birth Defects, Sociology