You’re not different, you’re special
Directed by Mar Sobrado;
Spain · 2026 · 13 min · Social issues; Inequalities; Disability; Educational; Youth; Mental health; Solidarity;
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
Ariel is a young woman with a disability who starts university. There she meets Dani and Mar, who offer her their friendship. Ariel hesitates to open up to these relationships, but something will make her change her mind.
About the film
Ariel is a young woman with a disability who starts university. There she meets Dani and Mar, who offer her their friendship, trying to help her integrate after having been bullied at her previous school. Ariel feels unable to open herself up to the possibility of new relationships, afraid of reliving the pain of ridicule and exclusion. At a university party, a boy confronts Ariel because she accidentally spilled soda on him. But her new friends will defend her, and together they will reach a beautiful conclusion about what friendship, empathy, and mutual understanding truly mean—these being the pillars upon which true inclusion is built.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026