On September 23, "Glimmer of light into dreams - Youku Barrier-free Theater Rural Charity Tour" went to Pingshun County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, and narrated the movie "Ten Thousand Miles Home" to local people with disabilities. On the same day, the offline viewing hall o

On September 23, "Glimmer into Dreams - Youku Barrier-free Theater Rural Charity Tour" went to Pingshun County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, and narrated the movie "Ten Thousand Miles Home" to local people with disabilities. On the same day, the Youku barrier-free theater offline viewing hall was also unveiled at the Pingshun Hall in the county. The theater will regularly screen barrier-free movies for special groups.

Early in the morning, more than 40 people with disabilities, accompanied by their families and volunteers, came to Binshun Hall to wait to watch the movie. Staff from the Pingshun County Disabled Persons' Federation revealed that many viewers came from nearby villages, and some had never even watched a movie. At about 8 a.m., the 60-person theater was already packed. Mr. Li, a visually impaired person, told the volunteers that the last time he entered a theater was ten years ago. Since he lost his sight, he rarely goes out, let alone watching movies.

Chen Yanling, head of Alibaba Entertainment Charity, said that the visually impaired in rural areas have a strong demand for movie viewing, but the accessible content is relatively scarce. She hopes that the series of activities will allow villagers to get out of their homes more and experience the joy of movies together. .

This event also invited Lei Ming, anchor of Hangzhou Voice of Hangzhou People’s Broadcasting Station and senior film narrator. "As we approach the 75th anniversary of the motherland, we have specially selected the patriotic film "Ten Thousand Miles Home". We also hope that friends with disabilities can feel the strength of the motherland and the pride of the people from this film." Lei Ming said, after learning that the audience was Since many visually impaired people in the film event are elderly, they spent another week revising the narration to make it easier for the elderly to understand.

"Ten Thousand Miles Home" tells the story of when war broke out in the Republic of Numea, Zong Dawei, the former resident diplomat, and Cheng Lang, a newcomer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were ordered to assist in the evacuation of overseas Chinese. The two entered the war zone retrogradely and led their compatriots to find a way home. story. While watching the movie, as the plot developed, everyone sometimes held their breath, sometimes felt relieved, and occasionally discussed the plot with their neighbors to express their admiration for the Chinese diplomats in the film. After the screening of

, Ms. Zhang, who is visually impaired, shared her feelings and said, "I have never seen a movie with commentary like this before. The explanation was very good and made us feel like we were there. I hope more screenings will be held in the future." Another friend with a disability said that although he could see the screen, there were more or less difficult-to-understand scenes in movies in the past. However, in this screening, the narrator did a good job of bringing everyone into the plot and really understood it. movie.

This event is guided by the China Association for the Blind and the China News Promotion Association for Disabled People, and is jointly organized by Alibaba Charity, Alibaba Entertainment Charity, Youku and the People's Government of Shun Shun County. Next, with the support of Alibaba Public Welfare and relying on Alibaba's rural correspondent mechanism in key counties and districts across the country, the activities will also cover nearly 100 towns and rural areas in 11 provinces including Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shanxi, and Qinghai.

It is understood that the day before, Alibaba Entertainment Charity Team and narrator Lei Ming came to Yuejiazhai, Pingshun County, known as the Cliff Village, to narrate the movie "Me and My Motherland" to the villagers. Alibaba's rural revitalization correspondent in Pingshun County, Gexin County, said that not only the visually impaired, we also hope that accessible movies can benefit more rural residents, especially remote mountainous areas with serious aging, so that everyone can see something different at home. movie.

Since its launch in 2020, Youku Accessible Theater has more than 5,000 movies, TV series, short plays, audio books and other accessible audio-visual content. In 2023, barrier-free theaters will enter theaters, communities and campuses, and continue to deliver new and popular movies to the visually impaired. In addition, it also participated in events such as the Abing Cup Instrumental Music Solo Competition for the Blind and the Poetry Recitation Competition for the Visually Impaired to enrich the spiritual and cultural life of visually impaired friends.

Editor Zeng Qi