Join Families First for a Virtual Film Screening and Discussion

Details

• Date: Tuesday June 2, 2026
• Time: 12 pm to 2 pm
• Location: Virtual on Zoom

Please join us for a virtual screening of the powerful documentary Including Samuel by Dan Habib, a film that explores:

• Inclusion
• Disability
• Education
• The importance of belonging for all people

This Families First event offers an opportunity to learn, connect, and participate in meaningful conversation with other members of the community.

Format: Following the film, participants will engage in a guided discussion to share reflections, personal experiences, and ideas about building more inclusive communities.

Please email jonathan.fulton@temple.edu with questions or accessibility requests.

Watch the 3-Minute Trailer

About the Documentary

Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day.

Shot and produced over four years, Habib's award-winning documentary film, Including Samuel, honestly chronicles the Habib family's efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. The film also features four other families with varied inclusion experiences, plus interviews with dozens of teachers, young people, parents and disability rights experts.

Including Samuel is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion.

Banner photo caption and credits: Samuel Habib, 7, sits in his power-assist wheelchair and smacks a t-ball off of a batting T. His father, filmmaker Dan Habib, videotapes him with a Canon XL1S MiniDV Digital Camcorder in their Concord, NH, driveway. While making the film Including Samuel, Habib says he continually asked himself, "When do I play filmmaker? When do I just play with my kids?" Photo by Isaiah Habib (Samuel's brother, age 11), August, 2007. From the film, Including Samuel, www.includingsamuel.com.