- [Film Maker] If you were to make a movie or a video- - True story?

- [Film Maker] Whatever you want Have you ever thought about what kind of movie you would make?

- I was thinking, like, all my family.

- [Film Maker] Your family?

- And friends, yeah.

(soft music) Hi.

(soft music continues) - Yeah, this is great.

(soft music continues) - And whenever you're ready.

- [Annabel] Don't be nervous.

- Okay, fire away.

- [Annabel] What's your favorite - My favorite color is blue.

- [Annabel] What's your favorite color?

- Pink.

- My favorite color is purple, for my brother.

He went to college in K State.

- [Annabel] KU.

(Cassidy laughing) What's your favorite TV show?

- Oh, favorite TV show?

- [Annabel] Yeah.

- This, "Sister Sister."

- And what about "Stranger Things?"

- Yes!

- [Annabel] Who makes you happy?

- Who makes me happy?

- [Annabel] Yeah.

- My Dad.

- What makes you happy?

- Hm.

To love.

- When my friends me feel very comfortable, and when they're kind to me.

- Being with you and all of my f - [Annabel] Aw.

- How do you see yourself?

- Myself?

- [Andy] Yeah.

- Hm.

♪ Despierta, mi bien, despierta, mira que ya amaneció ♪ ♪ Ya los pajarillos cantan, la [ ] ♪ Well, I'm from Wichita, but Mexico is part of my blood.

My Dad, my Mom.

- [Mother] Are you swimming, Annabel?

- Yeah.

It's easy, Mommy.

For fun, I like to sing, dance, posting TikToks, play my piano and spend time with my family.

- Can we have your name and contestant number?

- My name is Annabel.

It's 9.

- Now who do you look up to the most, and why?

- Because my family is the best.

(audience applauding) - Well, thank you and good luck.

- Oh, Annabel.

(soft music) - Help me.

(Annabel laughing) - Those were the good old days, Annabel.

- Aw, gosh, now I'm embarrassed.

- You have taught us a lot.

How to be very patient- - Yeah.

- Loving, respectful.

- Sharing.

- Yeah.

- I got awesome parents.

(soft music continues) Are you gonna cry?

- Yep.

- Give her some Kleenex!

(Mother laughing) - It's happy tears.

They're good tears.

- [Annabel] Okay.

- [Mother] Say Merry Christmas, - [Children] Merry Christmas!

- [Ananbel] Feliz Navidad!

(soft music) - [Annabel] Jenny!

- Hi, how are you?

- I missed you.

- [Jenny] Are you excited?

- I really miss you guys.

- [Jenny] I know, I miss you, to - [Devin] What's going on?

Hey, Annabel!

- Devin!

- My best friend, I've not seen you in forever.

What's up?

- Wow.

- Whoa, watch out, Annabel.

Come on.

- Dang!

- I know.

You ready?

(upbeat music) - Lanier.

- Good to see you.

- You too.

- I miss you so much.

- Hey, girl.

- Hey, Nathan.

- Dang, look at you.

- I know.

- You look different.

- I'm all big now.

How are you?

- Good.

- Are you excited for the show this year?

- Yeah.

- This is awesome.

- You drove?

- Yeah, I drove.

- She drives.

- Hey, now y'all- (group laughing) - [Jenny] Hi, everybody!

(group cheering) - I think you have to sit.

- Are you ready to do this for me?

(group cheering) Come around the green line.

Oh boy.

You ready?

(upbeat music) Good.

Keep going, keep going.

(upbeat music continues) Annabel-bo-belle!

Come to my spot, girl.

(upbeat music continues) Good job, Annabel.

Danielle.

No!

No freestyle dancing today.

- Okay.

- Danielle, are you ready?

- Good job, Annabel.

- That was awesome.

- [Jenny] Okay.

(group applauding) Really good, everybody.

Even if you don't get maybe the that you were hoping to get, I will find a special place for everybody in the show, as I always do.

Annabel needs Tuesday.

- Yay!

(upbeat music continues) Good job, Annabel.

- Thanks.

- I'll see you tomorrow.

- I can't wait.

- Okay.

I can't wait, either.

- Mom, I got a callback.

(Mother gasping) - Lindsay Gerts.

- Bye, Chico.

Bye, April.

Bye, Annabel.

- Bye, Devon!

Bye, Monty.

- [Monty] Deuces.

- I nailed it, at the song.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

- Which one?

(soft music) - Can I do this one?

- You can do any question you wa This is your interview.

- Okay.

How do you think about Down syndrome?

- That's how I'm made.

- It's the way I am.

(soft music continues) - Does somebody else are Down syndrome, too?

- No, I don't think so.

- Me, Down syndrome.

(soft music continues) Well, Down syndrome is being kind, loved, friendship, loyal.

And we're born this way.

It's just who we are.

(soft music continues) On Tuesday, I go to C.A.R.E.

At C.A.R.E, I see my awesome friends.

(friends singing) (soft music continues) - [Abbey] Just an admirer, but from afar.

- No, I don't.

- But look at this face.

- [Cassidy] Yeah, you do.

- Stop it!

- Who wouldn't be in love with that?

- Nobody, except for my family and friends.

- Yeah.

- [Film maker] Okay.

- That, too.

- Not boyfriend.

- [Cassidy] I know.

She has a crush on my brother, Hunter.

- Seriously?

(Cassidy laughing) No, no, no, no, no.

- She does.

- No.

- Cassidy wants her to have a crush on him because she wants her to be part of her family.

So Cass is really trying to set 'em up.

- She does.

(Cassidy laughing) - Cassidy Kay Griffin, no!

(Abbey laughing) I do have a crush, and it's only music.

(soft music) What do you like to do to have fun?

- I like to draw and all that.

- Basketball.

- Playing video games.

- I like to sing, and dancing with my best friend, Annabel.

- Aw!

- What's your favorite hobby?

- Music.

- What's your favorite people?

- C.A.R.E and my work, and Laughing Feet.

(soft music continues) (door creaking) I work on Mondays.

- You got it?

- And Friday.

- Yeah.

- [Film Maker] Did you ask your Dad questions, too, about it?

- Yeah, I start with my parents first.

- [Film Maker] What did you ask?

- How does it feel, like, having Down syndrome as a daughter?

- I think I said that it was like a blessing, learning from her, how she's always positive.

Well, I told her about charisma and grace.

- [Film Maker] Yes.

- And so I had to explain it to her, because she didn't understand what I was talking about.

And she's got that, because everywhere we go, she makes friends.

You know, that's something special she's got.

- [Film Maker] What did you think about that, Annabel?

- It felt great.

- Kinda makes me happy.

- [Father] Yeah, she likes to talk about her.

(Father laughing) I think you noticed that.

- Dad!

We're here.

I work at Paleteria La Reyna.

It is named after me.

- ¿Cómo te fue?

- Good.

- Very good?

- Yeah.

- Trade me my hat?

Ay, no!

My Uncle Marco works there.

- Hey!

- Marco!

- 'Sup?

¡Hola, Pochita!

¿Cómo está mi Pochita?

- Good.

(laughing) That's my cousin.

- Are you making a movie?

- Yeah.

Remember, I told you about it?

- Yeah.

So you're gonna be famous?

- I guess so.

Hey.

(upbeat music) (Annabel beat boxing) All clear.

(bell ringing) - [Customer] 70?

- Yeah.

- [Customer] Thank you.

- You're welcome.

(upbeat music continues) Mama Mina!

- Oh, mi Reyna!

Aw.

- Nació, tenía un nieto Dos nietos tenía.

Y luego nació ella, la única niña Y pa mejor gusto de nosotros Estoy muy cerca, verdad?

[Film Maker] No, estás bien.

Pa mejor gusto de nosotros que fue una reina y una niña especial también precious Después ya hablamos cómo ponerle a la paletería, entonces Ay, como ella es la primera de mis nietas Y yo siempre desde que nació que “Mi Reina y mi Reina” Y así se quedó, mi Reina.

Para mi es mi reina.

(upbeat music) - I love her.

Love.

- [Film Maker] Ready when you are.

- [Annabel] Okay.

- What's your name and your last - Abbey Wilson.

- [Annabel] Can you do a full se (Abbey laughing) - My name is Abbey Wilson and I work at C.A.R.E.

- What do you like about special needs adults?

- What do I like about adults with special needs?

- [Annabel] Yeah.

- I like how loving they are, how funny they are, non-judgmental.

- And how do you think about Down syndrome, like, when you look at them inside?

- All of my friends with Down Syndrome make C.A.R.E a wonderful place to be.

- How wonderful are they?

- I can't even describe how wonderful they are.

- Oh, at least you're trying.

(Abbey laughing) - How do you feel about Down syndrome?

- Umm.

Very friendly.

- Very friendly.

- And kind.

Always be funny.

- Especially you.

- Okay.

Um, oh, dang, it's kind of... - Do you feel like you're different than anybody else?

- Yeah.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- How are you different?

- You guys, um, just very nice person like you- - Mm-hmm.

- And the other people- - Mm-hmm.

- Kind of feels like watching.

To looked at or laughed at, it kind of makes me, like, oh man, okay, now I feel emotional.

- [Abbey] Do you feel people like that look like me, that laugh at you and look at you differently?

- Yeah.

That kind of feels weird.

(wind blowing) - [Usher] Hello.

- You're a performer or?

Okay.

- So is Annabel.

- She's a performer?

Okay.

(whimsical music) - [Performer] I'm not even ready Hi!

(hands high fiving) - Are you ready?

- [Camera Operator] Are you excited for the show today?

- Oh yeah.

This is my life.

(whimsical music continues) My parents are not here yet, but my parents will be here, like all the people of my family It's gonna be awesome.

(upbeat music) - [Usher] Take a card.

- [Attendee] Sure, thank you so much.

(upbeat music continues) - [Coordinator] In about 10 minutes exactly, we're gonna start running through numbers and kind of let people stretch.

- Are you ready?

- I was born ready.

- You were born?

Yeah, you were.

- You look good.

- Yeah, thanks.

You, too.

(upbeat music continues) (audience applauding) - [Jenny] Hello, everybody.

Good afternoon!

(audience applauding) My name is Jenny Mitchell, and I'm the executive director for Laughing Feet.

We are so happy and excited that you are all here this afternoon.

Have a wonderful time.

Thank you so much for being here and supporting Laughing Feet.

(audience applauding) (dramatic music) (soft music) - [Film Maker] Do you get nervou - [Annabel Voiceover] No.

No, not really.

I don't get nervous.

More like confidence.

- Now that is Ben-ja-win.

(audience groaning) (audience applauding) (soft music) (audience applauding) - [Annabel Voiceover] I've been on stage a lot.

Like, completely a lot.

And Laughing Feet really means l (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (soft music) (people chattering) (soft music continues) - I'm sorry, Snow White, someone wants to meet you.

- Hi.

- Aw!

- You're so cute!

- Yeah.

(Jenny laughing) - [Jenny] Do you want to give her a hug?

- [Attendee] And the teddy bear.

Aw, that's so nice.

So nice.

Oh, Snow white, you're so kind.

- Yeah.

- [Jenny] Yes.

- Hey, do you want a picture?

- Yes.

- [Jenny] Oh, that's a good smile.

Thank you.

April, send that to me.

(soft music continues) - [Audrey] Amazing job, Annabel.

- You too, Audrey.

- [Audrey] Thanks!

(soft music continues) - [Mother] You did good, Annabel You're all done.

- There's a party downstairs.

- [Mother] Theres a.... You get a break.

- I don't want a break.

I want Laughing Feet back.

- [Film Maker] Have you ever thought about what kind of movie you would make?

- I was thinking like all my family.

- [Film Maker] Your family?

- [Annabel] And friends.

Yeah... Oh, and music too.

- [DJ Carbon] Ladies and gentlemen, how are y'all feeling tonight?

(audience cheering) We've got a brand new song from the one and only, the woman of the hour.

(upbeat music) (audience whistling) Make some noise for Annabel!

(audience cheering) ♪ Hi my name is Annabel Hernandez ♪ ♪ Annabel Hernandez ♪ ♪ Wichita Kansas ♪ ♪ Annabel Hernandez ♪ ♪ Wich ♪ ♪ Wich ♪♪ ♪ Wichita Kansas ♪♪ ♪ Annabel Hernandez ♪ ♪ Wichita Kansas ♪ ♪ Annabel Hernandez ♪ ♪ Wich ♪ ♪ Wichita Kansas ♪ (harmonizing) ♪ Wich ♪ ♪ Wichita Kansas ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Paleteria La Reyna ♪ (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Las paletas, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Thats cool♪ (Annabel beat boxing) (audience cheering) ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Las paletas ♪ ♪ How do you see yourself ♪ ♪ Well Down syndrome is being ki ♪ Loved ♪ ♪ Friendship ♪ ♪ Loyal ♪ ♪ And we're born this way ♪ ♪ It's who we are ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ La Reyna ♪ (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (Annabel singing in Spanish) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Oh yeah that's a good one ♪ - [Film Maker] So what do you think this movie that we're making is about?

- Don't tell me.

- [Film Maker] I won't tell you.

(Mother laughing) - Me and the moneymaker.