Lights, Camera, Access: Navigating the World Differently!

23/04/2025 41 min Temporada 1 Episodio 17

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Episode Synopsis

This week on Lights, Camera, Latino! we explore a groundbreaking perspective in film and accessibility with Nefertiti Matos Olivares and Director Serena Dykman, whose documentary At See will be featured at the 2025 Atlanta Film Festival.At See follows a group of blind travelers and their guide dogs as they embark on a cruise, navigating a massive commercial ship in the Caribbean. But what makes this film truly special is that it’s the first documentary to feature Open Audio Description, making it fully accessible from the jump.We dive into Serena’s journey, the creative process behind the film, and the impact of working with Nefertiti Matos Olivares—the first blind Latina to live-narrate the Oscars—as the voice guiding both sighted and blind viewers alike.This episode is a powerful look at inclusion, independence, and the joy of adventure—told through the lens of those who live it.🎧 Tune in and let’s celebrate storytelling without limits.

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