We are delighted to announce a FREE online screening of the film Intelligent Lives, by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib. The film tells the stories of three young adults with learning difficulties who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college and the workplace.

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.

The film encourages viewers to explore their thinking about learning difficulties and hopes to transform the label from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility. For more information please see www.intelligentlives.org.

This screening will be followed by a community discussion. What do we lose when intelligence is a number? What are the implications of having the label of “learning difficulties”? And can any attempt to measure intelligence predict a person’s value, or their potential to contribute meaningfully to the world?

Event outline:

• 4pm welcome and panel introductions
• 4:15 film screening
• 5:30 discussion
• 6 pm event ends

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