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Audio Described Cuban Film Season Begins in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (acn) Cuban films with audio description, for people with sight problems, will be screened in a popular movie theater of the Cuban capital this summer.  


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As part of the special season that began last weekend, the films Se permuta (House for Swap, for adults) and Elpidio Valdes (a feature-length cartoon very famous among Cuban children) were displayed at La Rampa, which will host the screenings.

The project is sponsored by the National Association of the Blind and the Cuban Art and Film Industry Institute (ICAIC).

Audio description refers to an additional narration track for the blind and visually impaired. It consists of a narrator talking through the presentation, describing what is happening on the screen during the natural pauses in the audio, and sometimes during dialogue if deemed necessary.

On Wednesday, July 13, it will be played La muerte de un burocrata (Death of a Bureaucrat). Other films included in the program are El cuerno de la abundancia (The horn of Plenty), Ciudad en rojo (City in Red), Lista de espera (Waiting List) and Viva Cuba.

After the screening of House for Swap, blind-born Julia Rodriguez said to ACN that thanks to the narration she could easily follow the thread of the film. Maria Isabel Ruiz, who could enjoy the film when she could see, said that once again she totally enjoyed it.

 

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