Query: Documentary films about education and intellectual disability
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Educating Peter
Graduating Peter
Evidence from documents: Educating Peter: '''''Educating Peter''''' is a 1992 American short documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg about Peter Gwazdauskas, a special needs student with Down syndrome, and his inclusion in a standard third grade classroom in Blacksburg, Virginia. It won an Oscar at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993 for Documentary Short Subject.
Graduating Peter: '''''Graduating Peter''''' is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg. This is a sequel to the 1992 Academy Award-winning short documentary film ''Educating Peter''; where it follows the continuing adventures of Peter Gwazdauskas, a special needs student with Down syndrome, in his middle school and high school life as well as his high school graduation. The documentary was filmed in Blacksburg, Virginia.