"Writer/ Director Alexandre Ginnsz was a 19-year-old
senior student at the New York University Film School
when he wrote Duo, his first film. Duo
is the moving story of a boy in love with a violinist who sets out
to become her accompanist. To lead his film, Alexandre
chose a 12-year-old boy with Down syndrome, his
brother Stephane, who in 1995 became the
first actor with Down syndrome to ever star in a motion picture.
Stephane rises to the occasion delivering an astonishing
performance cheered by audiences worldwide, and showing everyone
that "special" people can be gifted too! Co-starring as
the violinist is 12-year-old Eden Riegel, two-time
Emmy Award nominee winner and now the star of the popular
TV show "All My Children". The chemistry between Stephane
and Eden is pure magic. Duo is
an ode to love, innocence, and beauty. It is a treat to your eyes,
ears, and soul, a rare gem that will stay in your heart forever.
It was an official entry at the 1996 Film Academy Awards
(Student Category), finalist at the 1996 Chicago International
Children's Film Festival, winner of the 1996 Martin Scorsese Film
Post Production Award, winner of the 1996 Warner Bros Pictures Film
Production Award and winner of the 1996 Wasserman Award for Best
Cinematography. Alexandre was also nominated in 1997 for the TASH
Film Media Award, "for best promoting the inclusion of people
with severe disabilities in all aspects of community life and reaching
a national audience". Duo is now available on video (DVD &
VHS) in limited edition. The DVD features Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
sound, French and Spanish subtitles, bonus footage, extra features,
and information for people with Down syndrome who want to get involved
in film and the arts."
- Amazon Editorial
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