#AsIAm – Web Series
Discover 12 true stories
“If we all watched one video like this a day, I think we’d start seeing the world very differently and become our better selves.”
These surprising, inspiring and deeply moving short-films invite you to see disability differently.
Every video in the #AsIAm series embraces this spirit of humanity, celebrating each one of us – exactly who we are, as we are.
On Loneliness
We all have moments we have felt alone. We have heard a lot about the loneliness epidemic, but we don’t often talk about solutions.
L’Arche Greater Washington DC has been inspiring engagement in one of the most important conversations of our time with their film On Loneliness.
To learn more about the loneliness epidemic and the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection, visit this page.
Words of the World
A series of interviews with voices from around the world
L’Arche International brought together 34 people with intellectual disabilities from all five continents to share their perspectives on society.
Through this rich series of interviews, Words of the World highlights six themes and five striking portraits, while the interactive world map reveals the uniqueness of each individual within their cultural context.
Words of the World invites you to see the world through their eyes, with a simple ambition: to explore, together, the richness of human diversity.
“Free to be”
A video touching hundreds of thousands of people
Free to Be is a short animated film about a young boy with Down syndrome, following his life with his mother, the absence of his father, school challenges, and his first crush.
The film highlights the beauty and richness of the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, challenging common misconceptions.
It was created in collaboration with advocates, celebrating inclusion through authentic storytelling.
L'Arche: This is us
Simple stories about transformative friendship
L’Arche UK shares with us: This is us. This short film features Eleanor and Nia from the Manchester Community, Fred and James from the Bognor Community, and Kathy and Malcolm from the Kent Community.
In the film, they introduce L’Arche by talking about their friendship and what they have learned from each other.
“Uđi u arku” – Enter L'Arche
An invitation to built community together
“When a man dreams alone, then it is only a dream, but when more people dream together, then it can become a reality.”
“Uđi u arku” – Enter L’Arche – is an invitation to build community together. Inspired by the belief that dreams shared become reality, this campaign from L’Arche Croatia brings people together to dream, learn, and act as one. Through their educational workshop program, they create a book to help young children in schools learn and grow with these values.
Recitation of a poem
“You know that you are human?”
Roman, from L’Arche in Ukraine, proclaims the words of Vasyl Symonenko, an ukrainian poet, “You know that you are human?”.
Whoever we are, whatever our social background, faith or philosophical outlook, taller or shorter, younger or older, with more or with less, without an intellectual disability, or with one, we are all human beings.
Movie released, on December 3, 2020, in honour of International Day for People with Disabilities.
