A.N.C.H.O.R., a year-round program based in Long Island, New York, stands for Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps Through Organized Recreation. One of the organizations activities is the Drama Program, a repertory company comprised of mentally and physically handicapped men, women and children representing the entire spectrum of disability: Down Syndrome, learning disabled, autism, cerebral palsy, etc.
In the winter of 2004, the group embarked on its four month-long preparation to mount a performance of The Wizard of Oz, one of its most demanding productions to date.
Yellow Brick Road chronicles this wondrous journey, and focuses on the struggles of a handful of the groups key players as they rise to the occasion. Narrated by the groups passionate directors, the film takes audiences inside a microcosm that is little seen and seldom understood. Ranging from deepest pathos to tender comedy to subtle introspection, Yellow Brick Road is an unforgettable experience.
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You'll be inspired .
-Entertainment Weekly
A touching documentary...more emotional than most.
-The New York Times
A moving documentary...watch and your troubles will melt like lemon drops.
-TV Guide
The world could use the sort of emotional wizardry wrapped up in "Yellow Brick Road"....a rewardingly warm chronicle.
-Newsday
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