Executive Produced and Narrated by
Academy Award Winner Chris Cooper (American Beauty, Adaptation.)
Academy Award Winner Chris Cooper (American Beauty, Adaptation.)
"Important and inspiring"
"A must-see for all who serve the disabled, Intelligent Lives is an outstanding resource for courses in education, psychology, and social work and an essential choice for libraries of all types."
- EMRO
- EMRO
About the Filmmaker
Director/Producer: Dan Habib
Director/Producer: Dan Habib
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Dan Habib is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS (an IDA nominee for Best Short) and many other films. Habib's films have been featured in dozens of film festivals, broadcast internationally, nominated for Emmy awards and translated into 17 languages for worldwide distribution. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability.
Habib gave a widely viewed TEDx talk, “Disabling Segregation,” received the Champion of Human and Civil Rights Award from the NEA, and the Justice for All Grassroots Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities. In 2014, Habib was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Habib and his wife, Betsy, live in Concord, NH, with their sons Isaiah, 22, and Samuel, 19. |
Executive Producer/Narrator: Chris Cooper
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Chris Cooper won the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor for his role in Adaptation. He has been an actor on stage, screen, and television for three decades, with notable roles in Lone Star, American Beauty, Seabiscuit, The Bourne Identity, October Sky, August Osage County, Lonesome Dove, and dozens of other films.
In 1987, Cooper and his wife Marianne Leone had their son Jesse, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy. They became advocates for inclusive education, and Jesse became a high school honor student.In 2005, Jesse died suddenly from a seizure at age 17. Cooper worked tirelessly donating his time working on the film. |
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Intelligent Lives
Directed by Dan Habib
Runtime: 70 min Language(s): English (Also available in Spanish, Russian, and Greek) Public Performance Rights Licensing:
Starting at $250 Organizations and institutions please contact info@passionriver.com for a quote. Synopsis:
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. |
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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.
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.
