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F is for Film Festival – Celebrating Ethan Saylor’s Legacy and Films that Feature Down Syndrome

F - F is for Film Festival – Celebrating Ethan Saylor’s Legacy and Films that Feature Down Syndrome

This year, we decided to celebrate Ethan Saylor’s legacy by hosting a film festival. It was a chance to remember Ethan’s love of movies and help promote filmmakers and actors in our community.

 

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Not JUST an Actor – Connor Long and John Franklin Stephens

"I have always believed that when you have a voice, you have an obligation to use that voice to empower others."

They say that with success comes responsibility.  Today we’re going to put the spotlight on two young men who don’t take that responsibility lightly.

Connor Long and John Franklin Stephens have both starred in films and both lend their voice to important advocacy campaigns as well.

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Down Syndrome History in Films – Eugenics

In the short film “Menschen,” we are reminded of a time in history when Hitler carried out his plan to rid the world of people with disabilities.  Actor Connor Long gives an award winning performance as a young person found by an Austrian soldier at the end of WWII.  Continue reading Down Syndrome History in Films – Eugenics