My Favorite Child (2007)
• February 13th, 2007 • 0h 14min
Documentary
Overview
The story of Dwight Core, Jr. and his family, following up the events of the home documentary "Think of Me First as a Person", shot decades ago by his father Dwight Core, Sr. and portraying the love a boy with Down syndrome shares with his four sisters, but also a heartache common to the era's disabled: leaving home for an institution. The little boy, Dwight Core, Jr., grew into a tall, 48-year-old man who enjoyed coloring and watching television in the living room of the Ocean View section of Norfolk, Virginia home he shared with one of his sisters, Cindy Klingler. In 2007, filmmaker Roger M. Richards brought the story of Dwight Core, Jr. to the present, documenting him as a grown man and the continuing love and devotion of his sisters to their brother.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
SYNCHRONOUS
Released on: 2022-04-01
Documentary
SYNCHRONOUS is an intimate portrait of love and the reverse side of love: mourning. The granddaughte...
Angels Gather Here
Released on: 2017-07-16
Documentary
Angels Gather Here’ follows Jacki Trapman’s journey back to her hometown of Brewarrina to celebrate ...
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
Released on: 2021-02-26
Documentary, Music
This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winnin...
After You
Released on: 2013-01-30
Documentary
"My mother is spending all her time with her dying father. I’m spending all my time filming her. As ...
Jennifer
Released on: 2009-02-13
Documentary
In the short film 'Jennifer', filmmaker Stewart Copeland explores his relationship with his mother t...
Little Girl
Released on: 2020-09-25
Documentary
7-year-old Sasha has always known that she is a girl. Sasha’s family has recently accepted her gende...
Mad Dog & The Butcher - The Lasts Villains
Released on: 2019-12-06
Documentary
A journey into the lives of the famed Vachon wrestling family through the eyes of Paul “The Butcher”...
Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
Released on: 2007-04-09
Documentary, Music
Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the ...
Partners
Released on: 2018-05-10
Documentary
18 partners discuss the choices they’ve made in deciding on their mates. At its heart, this unscript...
Where is the Final Destination?
Released on: 2024-12-28
Documentary, Drama, Romance
A single tree that has witnessed events, a girl who loves Forough, and a boy who reads Sohrab.
Back To Africa
Released on: 2008-04-01
Documentary
An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...
Time
Released on: 2020-10-09
Documentary
Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together whi...
Dearest Viet
Released on: 2025-02-28
Documentary
Born a conjoined twin due to the effects of Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War, Duc Nguyen, no...
Horny Kid - A film essay
Released on: 2022-12-15
Comedy, Documentary
The filmmaker's mother describes stories of his lustful youth over the phone, causing them to reflec...
Timuti
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they c...
This Beggar's Description
Released on: 2006-07-19
Documentary
It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, mu...
2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
Released on: 2005-04-07
Documentary, Drama
What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitle...
Treehugger
Released on:
Romance, Drama, Documentary
A Valentine's Day story about a young couple, how they get together, and how they fall apart. All be...