In a project commissioned by New York’s Lincoln Center, SADC produced an audio-described version of the digital comic, “Buffalo Sonnet.” This artistic meditation on the Black experience tells the story of the historic San Juan Hill neighborhood in Manhattan, a vibrant cultural hub in the early 20th century that was eventually demolished to make way… Continue reading Buffalo Sonnet: A Digital Comic
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2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
For the second year in a row, SADC produced the audio description that was provided to all of the finalists of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, a program feature starting last year. As before, no specific information about any of this years fifteen finalist short films was provided to SADC prior to our receiving them,… Continue reading 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
Godzilla Minus One
The latest in our pro bono or “vigilante” AD series of work is a feature-length AD script. In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.… Continue reading Godzilla Minus One
Anderson Collection at Stanford University
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Anderson Collection at Stanford University, the museum recently began rolling out audio and written image descriptions, written and produced by SADC, for every artwork in their collection. The project of describing the whole collection is expected to be complete in 2025. For those itching to read or… Continue reading Anderson Collection at Stanford University
The Last Jews of Guantánamo
Los Últimos Judíos de Guantánamo (The Last Jews of Guantánamo) provides a glimpse of a tiny community at a unique moment for Jews in Cuba. In the city of Guantánamo, following the liberalization of Cuban policies against religion, two women in their 80s are finally to be bat mitzvah; to ritually proclaim their faith and… Continue reading The Last Jews of Guantánamo
2024 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
Here’s SADC receiving thanks from master of ceremonies Nic Novicki at the award ceremony. The SADC provided audio description for 15 of the 16 finalists for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, now in its 11th year. (The winner for Best Film, entitled Audio Description, had AD already supplied and central to its story.) The films… Continue reading 2024 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
NOVA Victim Advocacy Town Hall
SADC produced AD in English and Spanish for video documentation of the inaugural town hall meeting of the NOVA Victim Advocacy Corps at the University of New Mexico in April 2023. AD written and Audio Edited by Kensuke Nakamura. Spanish translation, Blind QC and Narration by Project Lead Nefertiti Matos Olivares.
Peacock Rebellion and Snarkzilla’s SF Snarkfest 2023
In May, we had the great joy of audio describing a 2-night comedy festival featuring eight legendary trans BIPOC comedians! And we’re excited to announce an encore screening of this fantastic event on November 14th. Screening details below. Featuring:Nori ReedLuna MerbrujaMs. Billie CooperDevi PeacockElena RoseEmber FiéraCassandra FalbyRay Ray The Homeyand a very special surprise ;)… Continue reading Peacock Rebellion and Snarkzilla’s SF Snarkfest 2023
Negro Mountain
A clairvoyant neurosurgeon embarks on a weekend get away with her best friend only to discover the mountain range has a haunting history. Audio description written by, Kensuke Nakamura. Blind QC, Robert Kingett. Narrator, Barbara Faison. Blind QC and audio editor, Thomas Reid. View theNegro Mountain film details on Alicia’s website.
National Park Service 2023
The Collective was enlisted to produce expanded audio description for a series of short documentaries and social media shorts promoting research at national parks. The National Park Service partnered with the Center for Environmental Filmmaking for the films, which were made by graduate students in collaboration with Park Service staff. Topics ranged from trail camera… Continue reading National Park Service 2023
Senses
After a horrific encounter with a stranger, two friends, one blind and other deaf, use their senses to defend themselves from a robbery gone wrong. Things aren’t always what they seem. Audio Description writer: Kensuke Nakamura. QC: Robert Kingett. Narrator: Barbara Faison. Audio editing: Thomas Reid. Read more about this short horror film by Alyscia Cunningham… Continue reading Senses
Superfest Disability Film Festival 2022
The Social Audio Description Collective described three films for the 2022 Superfest Disability Film Festival, which screened both virtually and in person in October: Êxtase (Ecstasy) by Moara Passoni, a feature length Brazilian film in Portuguese, AD written by Project Lead Cheryl Green, script QC by Nefertiti Matos Olivares, audio edited by Kensuke Nakamura. Narrated… Continue reading Superfest Disability Film Festival 2022
Wakanda Forever trailer
Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. Two vigilante versions of the official trailer for Wakanda Forever, one at the standard length with AD interspersed and another with pauses for expanded description. Audio Description narrated by Thomas Reid, written by Kensuke Nakamura and Robert Kingett, edited by Kensuke Nakamura. Watch trailer on… Continue reading Wakanda Forever trailer
Storming Caesars Palace
A documentary feature film by Hazel Gurland-Pooler. AD written by Oliver Baker. Edited by Barbara Faison and Cheryl Green. Narrated by Project Lead: Thomas Reid. Audio editor: Kensuke Nakamura. Screened at the BlackStar Film Festival 2022.
Introduction to the exhibition Monica Ong
Project lead, Nefertiti Matos Olivares. Audio Description Written by Kensuke Nakamura and Nefertiti Matos Olivares. Narrated by Nefertiti Matos Olivares. Introduction to the exhibition Monica Ong: Planetaria, with commentary from the artist and co-curators Katherine Litwin and Fred Sasaki. Free and open to all, Poetry Foundation exhibitions showcase work that brings together visual arts and… Continue reading Introduction to the exhibition Monica Ong
New Day Films trailers
Our collective described a number of trailers for New Day Films. Watch the described trailers below. Fireburn the Documentary. Written by Robert Kingett. QC by Cheryl Green. Narrated by Barbara Faison. Audio edited by Cheryl. My Dear Children. Written by Robert Kingett. QC and narrated by Cheryl Green. Audio edited by Cheryl. The Shrimp. Written… Continue reading New Day Films trailers
Uncharted trailer
Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. Watch on YouTube
Scream 2022 trailer
Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. 25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers. Watch on YouTube
The Black Phone trailer
Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims. Watch on YouTube
Choreopoems “Miscarriage” and “White Shoelaces”
The Poetry Foundation has described multiple visual poems. They all can be viewed at the link below. Choreopoems “Miscarriage” and “White Shoelaces” by Indira Allegra from virtual event “To Turn the World Around”: For Audre Lorde and Pat Parker Audio Description written by Cheryl Greene. Audio editor, Kensuke Nakamura. Narrator, Barbara Faison. Watch the poems here.
Hiking 75km on the Tonquin Valley Trail in Alberta Canada
A 16 minute film by Sebastian Bennett Described for presentation at the 2022 Abilities Expo in Toronto, Canada. Watch it on YouTube. Writer: Oliver Baker. Script editors: Nefertiti Matos Olivares and Cheryl Green. Narrator: Nefertiti Matos Olivares. Audio editor: Kensuke Nakamura. Part of the Accessible Parks Canada project.
Quarantine Not Quarantined
Public health just got cooler! Graduates Rise’s new single Quarantine Not Quarantined is a pop punk song about the human condition. Guided by Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, it is designed to both entertain and treat the level five moral crisis occurring in the USA over the need to wear face masks in public. Described… Continue reading Quarantine Not Quarantined
Douen
Based on a Trinidad and Tobago folklore, “Douen” is a horror film short that follows a woman who comes face-to-face with the collision of her dreams and reality, as she and her sister are haunted by the ghostly creatures. In the end, the storyteller teaches her grandchildren a lesson. Don’t respond if they call your… Continue reading Douen
Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer
Latest in our series of pro-bono or “vigilante” AD. For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more… Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer
Annexation
They warned our children that human civilization will cease, and they will be forced to take Earth back. ANNEXATION film follows the survival of a lone woman and her baby daughter as she strives to survive the world in utter silence. Human existence may be scare but we are not alone. Audio description writer and… Continue reading Annexation
Disability Justice and violence prevention webinar
This webinar is about various sectors of Disability justice and violence prevention. The webinar was produced by Indiana Disability Justice Described YouTube playlist of the webinar series.
Old trailer
Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. Visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into… Continue reading Old trailer
Godzilla vs. Kong trailer
Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another – the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong – with humanity caught in the balance. Described trailer on YouTube
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier trailer
Marvel Studios’ “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier. The pair, who came together in the final moments of “Avengers: Endgame,” team up on a global adventure that tests their abilities—and their patience. The Falcon and The… Continue reading The Falcon and the Winter Soldier trailer
How One becomes Sarah Mead Trailer
This is an audio described trailer of the book How One Becomes Sarah Mead by C. L. Craven. Buy the book Watch the book trailer
Loki Trailer
Watch Loki described on Disney Plus In Marvel Studios’ “Loki,” the mercurial villain Loki (Tom Hiddleston) resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.” Kate Herron directs and Michael Waldron is head writer. Debuted on Disney+ in May 2021. Watch Loki Trailer… Continue reading Loki Trailer
Justice League The Snyder Cut
Described trailer on YouTube Zack Snyder’s definitive director’s cut of Justice League (2017).
Promising Young Woman Trailer
Described trailer on YouTube A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who cross her path.
News of the World Trailer
Described trailer on YouTube A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
Shut-I (Yellow) by Finkel with Audio Description
Audio Description recorded by Caitlin Walsh, written and edited by Kensuke Nakamura. Watch on YouTube FINKEL’s Audio Described music video for their single Shut-I (yellow) off of their EP, Backpack of Snacks. Directed and Animated by Cressa Maeve Beer @beeragon Lead Fabricator: Megan Barbour Character Design: Julia Speller Backgrounds by Carillon Smith Thanks to: Mighty… Continue reading Shut-I (Yellow) by Finkel with Audio Description
Social Audio Description Collective 