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Including Samuel


INCLUDING SAMUEL
(USA, 2009) Diretctor: Dan Habib
Documentary, English, 56 minutes, captioned, visual description

SYNOPSIS
Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years, Habib's award-winning documentary film, Including Samuel, honestly chronicles the Habib family's efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. The film also features four other families with varied inclusion experiences, plus interviews with dozens of teachers, young people, parents and disability rights experts.

Including Samuel is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion. It has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, Good Morning American NOW and in the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. Exceptional Parent magazine said “Including Samuel is a must see film.” The film won the Positive Images in Media award from TASH, an international group committed to the full inclusion of people with disabilities. The film was also screened at the Sprout Film Festival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) and named “Best Documentary” at the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival. The global aid group Mercy Corps is using the film to support the Iraqi disability rights movement.

FROM THE DIRECTOR
Read Dan Habib's story in his article for (it) magazine.

REVIEWS
“A very, very riveting film.” - Good Morning America NOW
"Through his work at the UNH Institute on Disability, documentary filmmaker Dan Habib has compiled a wealth of ideas: steps that youth, parents, educators, administrators, and policy makers can take to support inclusion and disability rights." - (it) Magazine
“A father’s documentary about his son’s disability becomes a tool for changing attitudes worldwide.” - The Union Leader
“After viewing the film, I was speechless. I could add nothing new to what the people who were interviewed for the film had already said. Nor could I do justice to the film’s emotional and intellectual impact upon me.” - Melrose Free Press

THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer/Director: Dan Habib

WEBSITE
http://bwww.includingsamuel.com