Monica, although he regularly preaches and presides at sacraments, his fulltime job is national director of family theater productions where he has worked since 2008. Full of humor, romance and everyday family drama, the film uses. While such marriages are statistically rare, rarer still are the extraordinary families behind them, supporting the couples dream. The film explores their marriage and the family who strives to support their needs. Full of humor, romance and everyday family drama, the film uses intimate flyonthewall footage to reveal the complexity of their story. The film tells the story of a man and woman, each of whom have down syndrome, and the events surrounding their wedding and first year of marriage. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Watch monica and david 2009 full movie free online. This is one of our favorite deleted scenes from the film. Blissfully in love, monica and david are part of a new generation living with down syndrome, who want what most adults want. Monica and david marks ali codinas directorial debut. Full of humor, romance and everyday family drama, the film uses int. Tribeca 10 alexandra codina on filming family in monica. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
The film explores their marriage and the family who strives to support. The film begins with footage of their wedding and follows the couple. Oct 07, 2010 when monica and david martinez got married five years ago, they were not your average bride and groom both have down syndrome. But walters also admits that she and other parents of children with disabilities. Monica and david find love but still seek employment shrm. David is the love story of two adults with down syndrome and the family who strives to support their needs. Monica and david are two recently married individuals with down syndrome. The screenplay by spielberg and screen story by ian watson were loosely based on the 1969 short story supertoys last all summer long by brian aldiss. The film premiered on november 22, 2009, at idfa and has won best documentary feature at the 2010 tribeca film festival. The film focuses on the daily lives of monica and david, a young married couple with down syndrome. Monica and david are blissfully in love and want what other adults havean independent life. They must grapple with the day to day issues that any typical married couple must face. The film follows the two people in its title, monica.
I firmly believe my lifes work is monica, says walters in the film. The film focuses on the daily lives of monica and david, a young married couple with down. Monica and david are blissfully in love and want what other adults have an independent life. Full of humor, romance and everyday family drama, the film exposes the complexities of a couple living with down syndrome and the family eager to support them. Explores the marriage of a young couple with down syndrome, and the family who strives to support their needs. After months of practicing with a timid voice, we were all in tears when monica took the stage and passionately belted her lines. Learn more about the film from this interview with director alexandra codina. Down syndrome adults, living longer, marry abc news. Monica and david embody childlike spirits with adult desires. Oct 12, 2010 monica and david, a new documentary being shown at the tribeca film festival, profiles two people with down syndrome who reach adulthood successfully and have been married for five years. Monica found her voice as belle in beauty and the beast long before emma watson took on the role.
The film chronicles their storybook wedding and the challenging start of married life together. She followed monica and david around with a camera during pivotal moments in their first year of marriage, and caught some very candid and very sweet moments. They grapple with just how much independence their adult children can handle. This is an excellent film for parents of kids who have down syndrome to watch. They must also deal with the preconceived notions that others have of disabled individuals. I watched this film not knowing what to expect but i soon discovered a film filled with love and romance. Ali spent the past four years at the miami international film festival as. Directed by monicas cousin, alexandra codina, the film won a jury. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover monicas. When it first aired, i watched it and found it powerful, moving, and somewhat challenging. Monica and david are blissfully in love and want what other adults haveindependence.