Project: Forget Me Not (Feature Documentary) Role: Producer Company: Rota6 Awards: Slamdance Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature
As 3-year-old Emilio is ready to start school, his family finds itself cornered in the United States’ most segregated education system - New York City public schools. Fighting for their son’s right to an inclusive education – where Emilio and other children with disabilities would be taught alongside their classmates without disabilities - film director Olivier and his wife Hilda investigate the personal stories of students and their parents in the US. With children with disabilities worldwide less likely to attend school, these experiences expose just a handful of the widespread injustices currently taking place in the educational system and beyond for kids with disabilities. Forget Me Not reveals a path to a more inclusive society that starts with welcoming diversity in the classroom.
The film premiered at the Human Rights International Film festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival. It’s currently streaming on Tubi.