FORGET ME NOT: INCLUSION IN THE CLASSROOM

By Olivier BERNIER

CINEMA LIBRE INTERNATIONAL - as SALES All rights, Except Latin America / DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, USA

Family - Completed 2021

The parents of a child with Down syndrome intimately document their navigation through America's largest and most segregated school system.

Festivals
& Awards

Human Rights Watch 2022
Opening Night
Slamdance 2022
Grand Jury Prize
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Family, Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Duration
    • 103 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Olivier BERNIER
    • Synopsis
    • As 3-year-old Emilio prepares to start school, his family finds itself embroiled in a challenge all too common for children with disabilities - to secure the right to an inclusive education. Cornered in one of the most segregated education systems, New York City public schools, filmmaker Olivier and his wife Hilda turn the camera on themselves and their child with Down syndrome, as they navigate a byzantine system originally designed to silo children with disabilities. Emilio's parents learn from other families who have fought against the injustices built into the educational system while they continue their own battle for their son's future. Forget Me Not reveals a path to a more inclusive society that starts with welcoming diversity in the classroom.