Celebrate White Cane Day with a special film screening event!
Who: Krishna Washburn, Heather Shaw, DGCKids, MindsEye, and Sight Collective partners. Open to families, volunteers, and community friends.
What: Telephone, a free audio description dance film screening with festivities, including a discussion with the directors!
Where: DGCKids, 1750 S. Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63117
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 5 to 8:30 pm
Why: Celebrate White Cane Day and experience the power of accessibility in the arts! Join us for an exciting evening of festivities (Panel Discussion / Inclusive Dance / Tactile Arts and MORE!) and a feature of Telephone, a one-of-a-kind audio description dance film, in honor of White Cane Day 2025!
This event is completely FREE and open to the public.
Let us know you’re attending by registering with this link: https://mindseyeradio.org/events/white-cane-day-2025-event/
About Telephone
The first of its kind, Telephone is a documentary screendance film bringing awareness to the important art form of audio description (AD) for dance. Audio description allows blind and visually impaired people to be included fully in the joy of artistic expression.
Co-directed by Dark Room Ballet founder Krishna Washburn and choreographer/filmmaker Heather Shaw, Telephone is the first screendance documentary created specifically with a blind and visually impaired audience in mind, while facilitating an immersive sensory experience for audience members of all sight levels.
The film takes its name from the idea of connection. Just as a telephone carries voices across distance, audio description serves as a “line” between the film’s visuals and its audience, creating shared understanding and experience.
Learn more on the Telephone website: https://telephonefilm.com/
Event Sponsors
White Cane Day 2025 presenting sponsors: DGCKids and MindsEye
Additional support from Sight Collective member organizations, learn more with this link: https://thesightcollective.org/