Children's Film Society of India has decided to audio describe two moviesevery year to be specially screened for visually impaired children across thecountry. Currently, CFSI has 5 special movies which are specially audiodescribed with added narrations that are meant for the screening of visuallyimpaired kids.
"Since these kids can't watch, we add a few narrations that describe sceneshappening on the screen. We have five audio described movies for them. Wewill audio describe two movies every year hereafter. In fact commercialmovies like 'Munna Bhai MBBS ' have also been audio described. If anyonecomes forward to audio describe Telugu movies we are ready to screen themfor visually impaired children in the state" said Mr Sushovan Banerjee, CEO,CFSI.
On Monday, CFSI screened films for blind children from Government schools at Potti Sri Ramulu Telugu university auditorium as a part of the International children's film festival being held in the city . That apart, a unit from the CFSI is also visiting each school for visually impaired in the city every day to screen these films. About 100 kids from Government schools for visually impaired and Devanar school enjoyed the movie 'Katt Katt Kad Kaddu' on Monday. Two special films are being screened for these kids everyday.
A few of these students who are partially blind and could easily follow themovies. Officials said that the all the five movies including ' Kabhi PassKabhi Fail', 'Karamati Coat' will be screened for all the visually impairedchildren in special schools in the city during this festival. Since kids can't see,these movies will have more narration and commentaries so that the visuallyimpaired get to know the sequences and scenes in the movie.
"I liked the movie and I have been following what is happening in the story.It is very descriptive. We understand what is happening in the film. We enjoyTV programmes in our hostel and so it is easy for us to follow what ishappening on the screen here" said Shivanand, a visually impaired 6thstandard student of Dar-Ul-Shifa.
"There are 120 visually challenged kids in our school. They are used to TVprogrammes. These movies describe where the actor is, who is getting closerto him, what is he doing in the scene etc. and hence they understand what is going on. Since there are commentaries that are added to the original film andare being screened for these kids, they are able to follow the movie" said Aneez, Hindi teacher at Dar-Ul-Shifa school for visually impaired. The state film development corporation has also asked CFSI to give them the CDs of these special movies so that it could screen them for visually impaired all over the state.
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