When David Block walks into GET Café in Narberth, he doesn’t just show up for his shift as cook, barista, and cashier. He shows up as himself – a legally blind, autistic filmmaker who has spent three decades proving that disability doesn’t define capability.

“I didn’t want to be part of the GET community. I needed to be part of it,” Block says. “It’s gotten me through some rough times.” The impact of GET Café has gained recognition well beyond the Main Line. Last month, Pennsylvania’s First Lady, Lori Shapiro, visited the Narberth location to highlight the power of inclusive employment – the same transformative model Block captures in his documentary.

Now Block has turned his lens on the place that gave him that sense of belonging. “Brewing Possibilities,” his 10th documentary, premieres Thursday, December 11 at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, and it’s a film that every Main Line family should see. Watch the trailer:

Why This Story Matters for Our Community

As Main Line Parent’s 2025 Community Builder of the Year and Inclusivity Champion LOVE Award Winner, GETincluded and GET Café represent something our region desperately needs more of: authentic inclusion that goes beyond buzzwords.

If you’re a parent of a neurodivergent child or a young adult with disabilities, you know “the cliff of 22” – that moment when all the school-based support and thoughtful planning falls away after age 21. GET Café was created to bridge that gap, offering real employment and continued growth exactly when these young adults need it most.

“Kids receive incredible support and thoughtful planning in the school system, but that all falls off after 21. It’s just not the same,” says Dr. Brooke Goodspeed, who founded GETincluded with her husband Jon shortly after their son Oliver was born with multiple developmental and medical conditions. “Someone might graduate at 22 but cognitively, from a neurodevelopmental perspective, they’re more like a 15-year-old. There’s this big gap where we ask, ‘What happens to those people?'”

Currently, 34 people work in paid positions at GET Café. The waiting list? Over 80 individuals – and growing daily. They need our support!

What Makes This Film Different

Block didn’t set out to make an inspirational disability documentary. He made a film about his coworkers, his community, and what happens when people are given real opportunities in real work environments.

“Making this film was something I just had to do,” Block explains. “This movie can educate others that people with visible and invisible differences are worthy of meaningful employment. A sense of purpose is a right, not a privilege.”

The 20-minute documentary features unscripted personal accounts from employees who grew up feeling isolated and undervalued, and from customers who keep returning – not just for the quality coffee, but for something harder to quantify.

“David is an undeniable creative force – a talented visionary who works tirelessly when he sets his mind to something,” Goodspeed says. “The film captures authentic storytelling in a way that words alone cannot.”

The Ripple Effect

What happens at GET Café extends far beyond the counter. Parents regularly share how visits spark conversations with their children about differences, acceptance, and what real kindness looks like in action.

One mom described having “this incredible conversation with my 5-year-old after we went to the cash register. We saw someone struggling with communication, and we had the opportunity to model behavior and grace for someone’s learning needs. Then we followed that up with enjoying our coffee and croissant over a really meaningful talk about brain differences, learning differences, kindness and acceptance.”

This is the kind of community teaching moment you can’t manufacture – and it’s exactly what makes GET Café’s model so powerful.

A Filmmaker Worth Knowing

Block’s credentials speak for themselves: over 1,500 published articles in outlets including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer, nine previous award-winning documentaries, a Master’s degree in journalism from Temple University where he received the Lori Schipper Scholarship for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism, and two published books including “Born Blind: The Traumas and the Triumphs.”

But it’s his lived experience that makes this particular film so authentic. Block knows what it’s like to work the register and feel “like a bird being let out of a cage.” He understands the relief of being in a space where no one stares at his magnifying glasses, where his quirkiness is embraced, where he can simply be himself in public – something most of us take entirely for granted.

Join Us Thursday Night

The premiere event begins with a red carpet reception at 6 PM (come as you are – this is an inclusive celebration), followed by the film screening at 7 PM and a panel discussion at 7:30 PM.

Tickets are $30 and available at GETincluded.org. Closed captioning will be provided during the film. The premiere is generously supported by the Tuttleman Foundation, Family Focus Media, Reliable, Camino Farms, AMC Photography Studios, Jami Lyn Slotnick, and Leslie Padilla Public Relations.

Can’t attend? You can still support this important work with a donation at getincluded.org/donate. If you’d like to honor David Block and “Brewing Possibilities” specifically, note that in the donation section.

Why Family Focus Media and the Main Line Parent Team is Proud to Support GETincluded

As a grassroots nonprofit organization, every dollar donated to GETincluded goes directly to programming and expansion – no multiple layers of administration, just direct support for creating more opportunities.

“Inclusion and village building are core values at Family Focus Media,” says Sarah Bond, Founder and CEO. “GETincluded doesn’t just talk about creating opportunities—they’re actually doing it, one person at a time. Supporting this work is how we live our values and strengthen the community we all share.”

“It’s literally a village doing this,” Goodspeed reminds us. “People are volunteering their time, money, expertise, space, and resources.”

This Thursday night, you can be part of that village. Come for the film, stay for the conversation, and leave thinking differently about what inclusion really means.

Event Details:
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
6 PM: Red Carpet Reception
7 PM: Film Screening
7:30 PM: Panel Discussion
Tickets: $30

GET Café is located at 246 Haverford Ave., Narberth. Learn more and reserve your tickets at getincluded.org. 

The Main Line Parent Community Supports GETincluded and GET Café. Feature photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shapiro.