"CHILDREN OF ZION" - What is Down Syndrome? Kids Documentary Short Sneak Preview Trailer

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A tale of love art and passion, this is not about making allowance , or calling something good because of who created it. No question, you might look at this art work a bit differently if you didn't know who created it, but you will still look at the pieces because they have the power of all good art.
Inevitably, the fact that the artists in question suffering from Down Syndrome, thus become a part of the way of we perceive the work. The existence of this art is an achievement in and of itself
These wonderful kids showed us emotional power as well as humor, curiosity, strength, boldness, a love of thick lines in the lithographs, engravings, and a passion for color in the paintings
For instance, Armando Robles's view of ''Mexico'' is drenched in stunning color, even though it consists mostly of urban blues and skylines. That modern depiction of Mexico though might not fit with Nathalie velazquez's ''face'' a mask of the past that echoes, in a almost overpowering and intimidating way, Mexico's lost indigenous civilizations.
Jesus Melgrarejo, meanwhile, gives us a spectacular, strange and awash-with-color ''tiger''- an embrace of color that also shows up in works as diverse as Aaron Guzman's ''Red Dreams'' and Ruben Larios' ''Tadpoles''
In the lithographs and engravings, there's a less attempt at pure forms and more of a dance around themes, including the affecting ''Old in Years'' by Erik Navarro, as well as six works by Vicente Morales that range from the mysterious ('' The tree of Desires'') to the puckish (''Elvicente'')
According to the Mexican culture institute, these students ''use art as language to recreate life in their own terms.'' But they do much more than that- they've found a voice that creates dreams by creating art.

The children of Zion take us inside the walls of the John Langdon Down foundation, a facility for kids with Down Syndrome that provides the opportunity to give a quality life to their needs.

Made in Co-opertion with Efrain Garcia Productions

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