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Happy Campers: A Second Look

John Stark

Occasions like this are why I choose to continue to review films that don’t have audio description, with the hopes of having a discussion about accessibility that has some kind of positive effect. When it came to Happy Campers, which I reviewed last week, I was sent a screener of Amy Nicholson’s documentary ahead of its debut across video-on-demand platforms. That review led to my discovery that the film did have a recorded audio description track that had been used in previous screenings, as Amy takes accessibility seriously. She personally spent time making sure that the audio description by ThreePlay … Continue reading Happy Campers: A Second Look

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Happy Campers

John Stark

I think one of the things that I miss about being sighted is the true ability to watch any movie. I never had to consider whether or not the movie had audio description before. If I wanted to watch something, regardless of release year, streaming service, cable channel, physical media, or whether the movie was a major release or an independent film festival title, I had brazen access to all of it. Despite being a billion dollar industry, Hollywood just isn’t that interested in courting and cultivating blind cinephiles. Despite that, there are blind cinephiles. As a blind film critic, … Continue reading Happy Campers