AIFF Film Challenges Society's View Of Intelligence




The Jefferson Exchange show

Summary: It wasn't THAT long ago that people with developmental and intellectual disabilities ended up shunted away from society and placed in mental institutions, until they died. We treat them better now, but better enough? That is the question Dan Habib asks in his film "Intelligent Lives," screening this weekend at the Ashland Independent Film Festival . The film follows three people who challenge society's definition of intelligence, and pursue their dreams despite their own personal challenges. The