The Ride Ahead

SADC recently produced audio description for Samuel and Dan Habib’s documentary, The Ride Ahead. The Ride Ahead is a major expansion of their Emmy Award winning film My Disability Roadmap, which SADC also audio described. Samuel Habib is a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career, and find love. But, as he says… Continue reading The Ride Ahead

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

NINA

NINA is a short film by Oak Tree Films, a student-run production company in Villanova University’s Social Justice Documentary class. NINA follows a day in the life of the amazing students, teachers, and staff at the Nina School for the Deaf, as they establish a sense of community, prioritize deaf education, and pride themselves in… Continue reading NINA

Think Higher Think College

This video highlights the many things students with intellectual disability love about college: living in the dorm, taking classes that they choose, making friends, eating good food, participating in campus activities, and being independent. Hear from students and faculty from 5 different college campuses around the country about all the ways everyone benefits from students… Continue reading Think Higher Think College

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

This Is What the World Looks Like When You’re Gone

This documentary short film by Steen Starr is a poetic reflection on love, loss, family, nature, religion and grief. The film will be released in 2023. Audio description written by Project Lead Cheryl Green, QC by Robert Kingett, and narrated by Oliver Baker.

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

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

My Disability Roadmap

Samuel Habib, 21, wants to date, leave home, go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Determined to find his path forward, he seeks out guidance from America’s most rebellious disability activists. Will they empower him to launch the bold adult life… Continue reading My Disability Roadmap

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

Tell me Why game trailer

Latest in our series of pro bono or “vigilante” AD. Tell Me Why is the latest narrative adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind the beloved franchise, Life Is Strange. In this intimate mystery, twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan use their special bond to unravel the memories of their loving but troubled childhood in… Continue reading Tell me Why game trailer

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

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

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