strong“Gifts”/strong is a 15min short documentary film about 5 developmentally disabled adults who are creative artists and very active in their local communities of Chico, CA. br/br/strongFeatured are: /strongbr/br/br/strongCoby/strong a conservation photographer, who loves photographing wildlife and wildflowers in the wild places around Northern California.br/br/strongTJ/strong a painter, ceramic artist and reptile breeder whose art illustrates his passion and connection toward reptiles.br/br/br/strongDavid /strongwho creates intricate and extremely detailed block printing, pen and ink, and etchings often featuring animals and fantasy scenes.br/br/br/strongRobyn and Misha/strong who are actors and singers, and whose performances reach out to numerous elementary schools in the local area.br/br/strong"Gifts"/strong will premiere at the 2014 FOCUS Film Festival "Celebrating diversity and inclusion through film" br/https://www.farnorthernrc.org/focusfilmfestival br/br/The Executive Producer, Far Northern Regional Center (a non-profit organization) is a fixed point of referral for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.br/br/FNRC also provides services to infants and toddlers (from birth to three years old) who are showing a delay in their development or who are at substantially high risk for a developmental disability.br/br/FNRC coordinates community resources such as education, recreation, health, rehabilitation and welfare for individuals with developmental disabilities.br/br/This will be my 3rd short documentary film for FNRC, my other films can be viewed here http://www.dougchurchill.com/films