SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —There's a Film Festival in Sioux Falls that is celebrating inclusivity in the film industry.

For Kendra Gottsleben, Founder of Rare by Design, inclusivity and representation are extremely important.

"We truly try to work towards creating opportunities so that we do see people with disabilities and rare diseases, on the screen or on the billboards and especially locally, because here in the Midwest and here in South Dakota, we we don't see a lot of that," founder/executive director of Rare by Design, Kendra Gottsleben said.

Which is why Rare by Design is hosting a special Film Festival Thursday evening. It'll be the second time they've hosted the event.

"We really had no idea what to expect last year. And so at the end of last year's event, people were leaving

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