Cinema Reimagined
Since day 1, unseen was made to reach people rarely regarded as primary audiences for cinema: namely, undocumented immigrants and people with vision loss. This past month, we’ve had the privilege of doing just that.
For our sold-out opening night at DCTV, we made available various access features, including simultaneous Spanish interpretation for older immigrants, ASL interpretation, and audio description headsets. For our DC Premiere at the MLK Library, we screened with Open Audio Descriptions transmitted through the auditorium’s main speakers, allowing us to attract blind audiences and introduce non-AD users to the craft of audio description.
In a landmark year for indie film distribution, I’ve heard countless times that buyers are only looking for films about true crime, celebrities, and pop culture. Our film is a testament to the desire of audiences to experience films beyond these genres. We are infinitely grateful to the festivals, platforms, Q&A moderators, and audiences that have received our film. We are rooting for every filmmaker whose films are still available for distribution!
Stay tuned in the new year as we share information about our US broadcast, more screenings, and ways you can host your own.
