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Snow Cake Trailer. What's Eating Gilbert Grape Trailer. Mary and Max [official trailer] HD. A Beautiful Mind (2001) Official Trailer - Russell Crowe Movie HD. Shine (1996) Movie Trailer. Memento Trailer. The Theory of Everything Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones Movie HD. Murderball Trailer. BENNY & JOON - Trailer. Mozart and the Whale Trailer. Aaltra - Trailer. Derek. A documentary crew's cameras capture the life of nursing home employee Derek Noakes, a 49-year-old bachelor with curious passions.

Pilot 25m Kindly, ever-cheerful caretaker Derek Noakes introduces himself and the hard-working staff of the nursing home where they are employed. Episode 2 24m When the authorities cite bureaucratic budget cuts as a reason to lay off the staff and transfer the residents, Hannah, Derek and Dougie fight back. Episode 3 23m Derek overindulges at his 50th birthday party; a rebellious teenage thief doing community service at the home discovers the power of self-respect. Episode 4 The staff endures a painful loss that inspires Hannah and Tom to begin considering their on-again, off-again relationship in a more serious light. Episode 5 Derek, Dougie and Kev take some residents to the beach, where they discover the power of sunshine, fresh air and writing dirty words on crabs. Episode 6 Episode 7. TRAILER VIDEO. Dad's in Heaven with Nixon - Official Trailer.

Films, TV, & Documentaries | Media & Disability Resources. Mass media about people with disabilities and disability issues for use in university courses (All these are available in DVD format or online. Disability or issue is listed in parentheses. Also listed are links to its website or Disability Studies analyses of it. Documentaries Alicia (living with brain injury) (A promising 18-year-old drama student sustains brain damage; her response to her disability was to start a theatre group and become an active member of the community) Narrative Films (This is not a list of films that are all positive portrayals. Scripted TV Reality TV & Web series.

‘Bulletproof,’ an indie film featuring disabled actors, continues a proud, if odd, tradition. “Bulletproof,” an indie film having its local premiere Thursday at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, may strike some viewers as hard to categorize, if not downright surreal. Is it a Western? Sort of. A period piece? Yes and no. A comedy-drama-musical? Advertisement In fact, the movie’s 45-member cast and crew features 18 actors with physical and cognitive disabilities. Yet the 35-minute film, produced by the staff of Zeno Mountain Farm, a Vermont-based group of camps for the disabled, is not about its actors’ limitations, according to camp cofounder Will Halby.

Get The Weekender in your inbox: The Globe's top picks for what to see and do each weekend, in Boston and beyond. “It’s all about making an awesome movie,” not a statement, says Halby. Zeno has released eight previous films, several featuring cameos by Hollywood celebrities. Adding to the buzz is the independent documentary that is being shot about the making of “Bulletproof.” “Special needs were not the biggest hurdle. Joseph P. Atypical. Breaking Bad Trailer (First Season)