LT CityUHK Team Leads Inclusive Screening of Ani Bond: Choying Drolma

On November 30, our department took center stage in fostering inclusive art, leading the audio-described screening of the documentary Ani Bond: Choying Drolma (次第花開 in Chinese) at Emperor Cinemas, Causeway Bay. Spearheaded by Prof. Xiu Yan—renowned for her pioneering work in audio description—the effort was further highlighted by the attendance of LT department head, Prof. Niels O. Schiller, who showed strong institutioal support for the team’s mission. 

The movie was launched in December 2023 and directed by City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)’s Prof. Fen Jennifer Lin and filmmaker Shan Bai, showcasing a seven-year effortful achievement. Our LT team provided rigorous AD script refinement with direct input from both visually impaired and sighted reviewers, ensuring precision and empathy. Supported by the Hong Kong Society for the Blind and the Hong Kong Audio Description Studies Association, the initiative underscores the department’s commitment to bridging barriers through linguistic expertise—uniting sighted and visually impaired audiences in shared cultural engagement in Hong Kong.

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