Inspiring audiences, promoting inclusion and supporting transformative filmmaking as an integral part of social change.

The Sprout Film Festival focuses exclusively on films that celebrate the diverse lives and creativity of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), strives to challenge assumptions and breakdown stereotypes. By introducing powerful, thought-provoking films from around the world to new and ever-more inclusive audiences, we promote greater acceptance, celebrate difference, and light the spark to help make the invisible, visible.

Sprout films feature actors whose lives reflect the joys and challenges their characters face. These are not "star" vehicles for well-known actors to portray individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; Rather, all roles depicting persons with disabilities are played by persons with actual disabilities.

The Sprout Film Festival was founded in 2003 and is programmed and supported by Sprout, a New York City based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing innovative programming to individuals with I/DD.

Proceeds benefit the advocacy programs of The Arc of Arizona + Chandler Gilbert Arc.

2023 Sprout Film Festival Films

Friday, April 21^st – 10:30am Screening

• Cam Lasley: Against These Walls
• Floating Boy
• Jimmy
• Brooklyn love tales
• Happiest Day
• Tuf
• Teddy Ball Game
• Get That Gold
• Laser Beak Man
• S#!t People Say to Autistic Dog Partners
• Jabalu
• Lonely Road
• Corey the Warrior
• Extra Ordinary
• One question
• Hold Me Down

Friday, April 21^st – 12:30pm Screening

•  Andrew
• Extra Ordinary
• Teddy Ball Game
• S#!t People Say to Autistic Dog Partners
• Brian
• Ascent
• The Interviewer
• Meet Munch Jr.
• Married Life
• Heart Eyes
• Lou Je M’appelle Lou
• Love, Trails, and Dinosaurs
• I Love Grilled Cheese
• A Different Kind of Day

Saturday, April 22^nd – 10:30am Screening

• Your Rocky Spine
• This is Jim
• Wotjek
• The Mask
• Lou Je M’appelle Lou
• Drag Syndrome
• Check Out
• Finding Fred
• Cuenta Domingo
• S#!t People Say to Autistic Dog Partners
• Lifetime of Elvis
• Another Brick in the Wall
• Best Interest
• Lipstick
• Revolution!

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