AUGUSTA — Treat yourself to an hour of pure joy. On Wednesday, May 1, the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine will host the Sprout Film Festival, a program of short films by and about people with developmental disabilities at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Michael Klahr Center located on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta.

Presented by Maine’s Spurwink Services, the Sprout Film Festival features a collection of nine short films that are sure to touch, enlighten and delight audiences of all ages. This year’s festival features two Maine-made films:

“Showtime” was written, produced and directed by Spurwink staff. It stars a 14-year-old teen with autism and a 23-year-old young adult with Asperger’s Syndrome. The film tells the story of Abigail, a young girl with a history of making things up at school. When drawn into a fantastical adventure during a class field trip, Abigail must choose between telling the truth or honoring a secret.

“Thriller” is a high-energy reimaging of Michael Jackson’s iconic 1984 music video. The multimedia piece was created as part of the Bomb Diggity Arts Program, a community-support program providing innovative and individualized services for adults with intellectual disabilities in Maine since 1996. Bomb Diggity Arts provides programming in the visual, culinary, multimedia and agricultural arts.

The festival also includes other films created in the U.S., Australia and Sweden. Each showing lasts around an hour.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Donations are accepted. For more information, visit hhrc.uma.edu or call 207-621-3530.