Intelligent Lives tells the stories of three pioneering young adults with learning difficulties – Naieer Shaheed, Micah Fialka-Feldman, and Naomie Monplaisir – 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 history and impact of intelligence testing.

Watch this FREE screening of Dan Habib's latest film INTELLIGENT LIVES and take part in the discussion on equality, diversity and inclusive education. This is an opportunity to explore collective thinking about intellectual impairment and transform the label from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility. For more information on the film please see www.intelligentlives.org.

Event outline:

18:00 Introduction by Associate Professor Jane Andrews (BRIDGE research group, UWE)

18:05 Introduction by Dr Artemi Sakellariadis (director, CSIE)

18:10 Film screening

19:20 Community Discussion

20:00 Event ends

This event will be of interest to teachers, learning support assistants, students, researchers, academics, families and other members of the public.

The event is being organised by the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE), in collaboration with the BRIDGE research group at the University of the West of England (UWE).