Ajyal Film Festival – inclusive sessions
Date
2015 - ongoing
Location
Doha, Qatar
Institution/Event
Doha FIlm Institute
Summary
“Doha, Qatar, December 3, 2015: Today (Thursday, December 3, 2015), the third Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, marks the first of its kind inclusive cinema experience in the Gulf region on the occasion of the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. At 6 PM at Katara Drama Theatre (K16-DT), the festival will mark the screening of Hero and the Message (Qatar, 2012), directed by Pawel Borrowski, which can be experienced by visually impaired people through sound alone. The film’s audio description transmits not only through dialogue but also the visual elements that cannot be understood through dialogue, music or sound effects. Deaf and hard of hearing viewers as well as those who have difficulty understanding speech will benefit from subtitles enriched with extra information about sound effects and music. The ‘transadapted’ version has been developed with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.” This is how the Doha Film Institute presented their first experience making their screenings accessible for persons with sensory impairment.
Since then, this has become an annual events that is very much looked forward to.
Special thanks to Doha Film Institute and students and faculty at CHSS-HBKU.
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