Alexandra Codina, USA, 2009, 68 minutes Sunday, May 9 | 2:00pm | Vancity Theatre At a posh and romantic restaurant, Monica and David celebrate their first anniversary together. Rather spontaneously, David decides that the wait staff should sing a song in their honour. Monica is thrilled when servers oblige the slightly odd request and sing Happy Anniversary To You — and she should be. Surviving the first year of marriage is no small feat for anyone, but this duo has accomplished it with an additional challenge, they both have Down Syndrome. Filmed through the loving lens of the brides cousin, Ali Codina, Monica & David begins shortly before the wedding. A lot happens during their first year together; the pair relocates to a new home in a strange city and David is diagnosed as a diabetic. Interviews with family members show what a crucial role their two broad-minded mothers play in Monica and Davids lives. Both of their biological fathers abandoned their wives and children within a year of their birth. From its fairytale beginning, the film increasingly focuses in on humdrum everyday reality: from the importance of routine to the dilemmas experienced by close family members, who tend to be overprotective. The next step is to find jobs for the couple. Filmmaker in attendance 2nd Place in Audience Award, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
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