Intelligent Lives (2018) [N/A]
Featuring:
Naieer Shaheed, Naomie Monplaisir, Micah Fialka Feldman
Written by:
Jody Becker
Directed by:
Dan Habib
Release Date:
April 1, 2018
Original Title:
Intelligent Lives
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Like Right Now Films
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 70
What do we lose when intelligence is a number?
Three pioneering young adults with intellectual disabilities - Micah, Naieer, and Naomie - challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce.
From award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes INTELLIGENT LIVES, a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America. INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities - Micah, Naieer, and Naomie - who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of intelligence testing in the U.S. INTELLIGENT LIVES challenges what it means to be intelligent, and points to a future in which people of all abilities can fully participate in higher education, meaningful employment and intimate relationships.
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