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Elio

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Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brandon Moon, Brad Garrett, Jamila Jamil, Written By: (too many people, three credited with screenplay, three credited with story by, and two who made additional contributions to the screenplay) Directed By: Adriane Molina, Madeline Scharafain, Domee Shi Original Score By: Rob Simonson Release Year: 2025 Studio: Disney/Pixar Audio Description Produced By: No credits Were Listed Written By: Need Credit Narrated By: Need Credit What Is It?: In the latest Pixar offering, Elio is a young boy recently orphaned through the loss of his parents, who is now being raised by his aunt. Elio … Continue reading Elio

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Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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Cast: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stires, Kevin Macdonald, Ving Rhames, Jason Scott lee, Kevin Michael Richardson, Amy Hill Written By: Chris sanders directed By: Dean DeBois and Chris sanders release Year: 2002 Studio: Disney Audio description Produced By: Deluxe Written By: Narrated By: Laura Post What is it?: After the death of their parents, Noni and lilo are trying to make it together, with the big sister looking after her little sister. But, life is challenging, and Noni has to grow up fast, get a job, and still somehow be there for her younger sister. Lilo … Continue reading Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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The Wrong Paris

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Cast: Miranda Cosgrove, Pierson Fode, Madison Pettis, Yvonne Orji, Christin Park, Frances Fisher, Madeline Arthur Written By: Nicole Henrich Directed By: Janeen Damian Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Runtime: 105 minutes Audio description produced By: (Need Credit) Written By: (Need Credit) Directed By: (Need credit) What is It?: Dawn (Cosgrove) finds out she’s been accepted to a prestigious art school in Paris, but her financial aid package was underwhelming. While she ha some money due to her parents dying before the movie even begins, she’ll need more help if she plans to stay. So, her friend gets her to audition … Continue reading The Wrong Paris

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Aka Charlie Sheen

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Directed By: Andrew Ramsey Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 2 parts, approx. 88 minutes each Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio Description Produced By: VSI Written By: (Need Credit) Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What Is it?: ready to talk candidly about all the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs, and face the truth, Charlie Sheen sits down for a fairly comprehensive walk through his life, from growing up the son of a famous actor, and eventually pursuing his own acting career, before gaining a reputation as a bad boy, and having run ins with the law, alcohol, and substance abuse. Now, he’s here … Continue reading Aka Charlie Sheen

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Fight Or Flight

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Cast: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff Written By: Brooks McLaren Directed By: James Madigan Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Produced By: Fourth Rock Written By: Narrated By: Jeffrey Hillard What Is it?: A little like the plot simplicity of Speed. Josh Hartnett is a disavowed agent who becomes the only option to catch a spy that no agency has been able to catch. He reluctantly takes the gig, only to find himself not the only one who got the message. suddenly, he’s on a plane full of contract killers, and one of them is his target. What Works: the … Continue reading Fight Or Flight

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The Institute: Season 1

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Cast: Joe Freeman, Ben Barnes, Mary Louise Parker, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Fionn Laird, Simone Miller, Viggo Hanvelt, Arlen So, Robert Joy, Jason Diaz, Jane Luk Based On the Book by Stephen King Length: 8 episodes Streamer: MGM Plus Audio description produced By: Written By: Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What Is it? A convergence of two stories. one follows a teen (freeman) who is kidnapped and wakes up in a facility that is testing kids who are telekinetic or telepathic. it is obviously a shady organization with a dark secret. We also follow a former police officer (Barnes), who moves … Continue reading The Institute: Season 1

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Going In Blind: Shari And Lamb Chop

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Directed By: Lisa D’Apoito Release Year: 2025 This Film Has No Known Audio Description What Is it?: A look back on the life of Shari Lewis, who passed in 1998, yet left an enduring legacy in the form of her contribution to children’s television, and a spunky little puppet named Lamb Chop. The documentary explores how Shari got her start, in a male dominated industry, and later became the first host of a show for kids. She revolutionized a lot of concepts still used today, and did all of that while navigating two marriages, and being a mother. Finally, just … Continue reading Going In Blind: Shari And Lamb Chop

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Highest To Lowest

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Cast: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Aubrey Joseph, Elijah Wright,Rick Fox, Rod Strickland, Ice Spice, Frederick Weller, Michael Potts, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Wendell Pierce Written By: Alan Fox, based on the novel Kings Ransom, and the Akira Kurosawa film High and low Directed By: Spike lee Original Score By: Howard Drossin Release Year: 2025 Studio: A24 And Apple Films Runtime: 135 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel logic Written By: (Need Credits) Narrated By: Katherine Grantham What is it?: Spike Lee retells what Kurosawa once already adapted, putting a modern flair on the story. Here, we have … Continue reading Highest To Lowest

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/05/25

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TV Shows Watched: Peacemaker: S2E3 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Dexter: Resurrection: S1E8 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Ginny And Georgia: S3E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Summer I Turned Pretty: S3E6 (Amazon) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball: S1E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Match Game: Most Recent (Hulu) with audio description, Who Wants To Be A millionaire: Most Recent (Hulu) with audio description Peacemaker- A strong audio description track is given another sequence in which to shine. This week, Peacemaker stops a group of terrorists in truly brutal fashion. While seeing what life is like in … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/05/25

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Going In Blind: Sharp Corner

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Cast Written And Directed By: Jason Buxton Release Year: 2025 There Is no Known Audio Description For This Title What Is it?: Location, location, location. The most important thing in realty. A man (Foster) fails to do his due diligence and moves his family into a new home that is positioned at a particularly treacherous part of the road. As the crashes pile up, he becomes increasingly more committed to the chaos at his property, sacrificing his familial duties, and his work. Will this sharp corner be the final turn in his own life? What Works: Initially premiering at the … Continue reading Going In Blind: Sharp Corner

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Going In Blind: Audrey’s Children

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Cast: Natalie Dormer, Clancy Brown, Jimmi Simpson, Brandon Michael Hall, Tony Robinette Written By: Julia Fisher Farbman Director: Directed By: Ami Cannan Mann Release Year: 2025 There Is No Known Audio description For This Title What is it?: In 1969, a female doctor (Dormer) joins the ranks of medical professionals at a children’s hospital, hoping to help as many kids as she can. She ends up revolutionizing how cancer in kids is diagnosed, treated, and all against the discouraging opinions of many of her male peers. she also has a big hand in establishing the first Ronald McDonald house, seeing … Continue reading Going In Blind: Audrey’s Children

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Going In Blind: Trans In Trumpland

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Director: Tony Zosherafatain Release Year: 2025 There Is no Known Audio Description For This Title What Is It? That’s a great question. What is this? It first came to my attention while perusing upcoming VOD titles on the Apple Store. I like to add things to my watchlist I intend on watching. I don’t get around to all, but this seemed up my alley. when it was made available, my watchlist listed it as being on Amazon Prime video with my subscription. Great. I went to Prime video, which also had the film billed as a movie, not broken into … Continue reading Going In Blind: Trans In Trumpland

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Night Always Comes

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Cast: Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagn, Stephan James, Randall Park Written By: Willy Vlutain, based on the book. Directed By: Benjamin Caron release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio Description produced By: Descriptive Video Works Written By: Jeff Heck Narrated By: Mocha Owen What is it?: A family deep in poverty has one shot at finding a stable place to live, but when the matriarch (Leigh) blows their money, her daughter (Kirby) is left with the prospect of being kicked out on the street if she can’t come up with 25K by morning. What Works: Some have reacted like … Continue reading Night Always Comes

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Karate Kid: legends

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Cast: Ben Wang, Sadie Stanley, Joshua Jackson, Jackie Chan, Ming-Na Wen, Wyatt Oleff, Aramis Knight, Ralph Macchio Written By: Rob Lieberer, based on characters originated in The Karate Kid Directed By: Jonathan Entwistle Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Sony 94 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel Logic Written By: (Need Credit) Narrated By: Laura Post What is It?: An attempt to have the best of all worlds. Karate Kid: legends is a brand new story featuring a teenage boy from Beijing who moves to New York City, where he not only has to leave his troubled past behind, but also Kung … Continue reading Karate Kid: legends

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F1: the Movie

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Cast: Brad Pitt,Damson Idris,Javier Bardem, Carrie Condon, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Nyles Written By: Ehren Krueger and Joseph Kosinski Directed By: Joseph Kosinski Notable Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Louis Hamilton, Joseph Kosinski, Brad Pitt Original Score By: Hans Zimmer Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Apple Runtime: 155 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel Logic studios Written By: (credit Needed) Narrated By: Laura post What Is It?: A professional race car driver (Pitt) near the end of his days of thunder, is offered a long shot chance at redemption, driving in Formula One racing for a team owner (Bardem) he used to race against, … Continue reading F1: the Movie