Watching Movies with Audio Description on iTunes in the Comfort of your Own Homes │ Highlight Version of the Short Film about Audio Description Now Available

Movies with Audio Description Now Available on iTunes, DVDs and Cinemas

The audio description (AD) tracks produced by the Hong Kong Society for the Blind (HKSB) are now available on iTunes, DVDs and cinemas, providing more entertainment choices to the visually impaired (VI).

The most recent movie produced with AD on iTunes is Lost In Time, starring Cecilia Cheung. The film received many nominations in the Hong Kong Film Awards, and Cecilia was awarded best actress for her role.

To cater for the various interests of VI movie viewers, the newly selected DVDs cover a range of movies from different eras, and with diverse themes. Classic films include the Cantonese opera, Princess Chang Ping, performed by Lung Kim-sang and Mui Suet-sze, which was originally shown in 1976, and the historical film, Au Revoir, Mon Amour, performed by Anita Mui in 1991.

The DVDs with AD shown in 2019 were released one after another. They include Fagara, performed by Sammi Cheng, which features a father-daughter relationship, as well as the relationship between sisters; Little Q, performed by Simon Yam and Gigi Leung, portrays the life of a guide dog; and the action film, A Witness Out Of The Blue, performed by Louis Koo.

The most recently released film shown in cinemas, The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be, was released on 13 February. The cast includes Dada Chan, Kevin Chu, Candice Yu and Louis Cheung. The story is about an expectant working mother and her journey from rejection to joyful anticipation.

Educational Short Film about Audio Description: The World with SENSE and TOUCH

To help the general public understand the needs of VI in achieving equal participation in cultural activities, HKSB has produced an educational short film, The World with SENSE and TOUCH, introducing audio description.

This short film describes how the HKSB coordinated the visit to Haw Paw Music. From this film, we can see how service users, volunteers, staff and collaboration partners worked together to finalize the tactile guide books and make the AD service more comprehensive.

The 5-minute highlight version of the film, The World with SENSE and TOUCH, has now been

released. You can watch the film by clicking the following link. Please feel free to share with friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzBayp9BK0

The 20-minute video version will be ready soon. Please check our updates on Facebook