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| to find out more about the movie please visit http://www.deedahandme.com/ |
In the fall of 2010 I came across a trailer for a movie made by a sister about her brother with down syndrome . (This was of course Deedah) I watched it over and over again and wished I could have it but I doubted that my parents would pay for it ( I have wanted the Child King for a while now but have not yet seen it). I then found out about the blog and facebook group and I quickly signed up for both of them. On the blog in October -which is Down Syndrome and Disability Awareness month - the blog was giving away a free copy of the DVD. I left a lot of comments and even though I did not win I still got a DVD for free due to my "persistence and passion". It was put in the mail and I waited and waited for the DVD to show up. I would come home every day from collage and look in the mailbox - which resulted in me taking the mail in but after it came the mail was not that interesting anymore - and when it finally came I was thrilled and excited to see it. Now a couple of months latter i have had the time to review this movie.
Review
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| the two kids from the film they are soo cute |
Like I said before Deedah is a seven year old perspective about her brother with Down Syndrome. The two kids are -in the movie which was made in 2009 so they are a bit older now- seven and five years old. Seven and five are two cute ages and these kids are no exception both kids are soo cute and fun to watch. The sister is the older one in the family with her brother years behind him. There names are John and Charlotte The name of the film comes from the way john first said his sister's name. John was born with Down Syndrome but the film really shows how normal his life really is. John can go down water slides, play mini-golf, and goes to school in a inclusive program with other kindergartners. The music is really good , I found myself singing the songs in the film, and it adds to the overall positive tone of the documentary. The documentary is extremely positive from Charlotte perspective on her brothers disability. She tells the audience that everyone has different finger prints and that her brother is great just the way he is. John may have a speech delay but he able to articulate his disability as being UP Syndrome instead of Down Syndome extremely loud and clear .
The film also takes a brief view on bulling. This is where I think any kid can take something away from the movie. The film talks about how bullying hurts even if the Victor is disabled. It gives kids ideas on how to deal with bullying and how important it is to help kids develop strategies to stand up to those mean kids.
In conclusion I think Deedah is a great movie. I wish it could have been longer.It is 30 minutes without bonus features) The songs are great and the kids are even better. I think this type of video should be shown in elementary schools to help kids understand Down Syndrome. I would love to see more movies like Deedah showing other disabilities. I think movies like this have the potential on how other kids will view a child with Down Syndrome. After you see the movie there is still the blog that keeps you up to date about life after the documentary. I hope more movies like Deedah will be made to show that all people with all types of disabilities have more abilities then disabilities.
