Contents: Prepare for an eye-opening look at a truly barrier-free theater troupe in Hong Kong. Carrying a message of inclusivity, the troupe welcomes aspiring performers with disabilities ? including the blind and the deaf ? to perform alongside able-bodied actors. Capturing a year in the life of the troupe, this documentary reveals the long and arduous process required to guide the performers from basic drama training to the stage. The actors, many of them non-professionals, are often challenged to break free of both their mental and physical barriers on the stage and in real life ? a process that can be emotionally taxing.
The world is not perfect, life is always flawed. Let alone some people can't see, speak or walk.
Joanna and king, the visually impaired, have been haunted by the irreversible decline of their eyesight. The bags that have been unable to hear voices since childhood cannot communicate with people with words, but they hope to touch others with words one day. Hazel, who has to sit in a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, has suffered from physical pain for a long time and lost his direction in life. There are many difficulties and obstacles in their lives, but together they find an outlet to release themselves "Performance" gives them the strength to go on.
When the lights are on is a long documentary directed by director Luo zhanhuang for the first time. Through describing the real stories of four members of the "barrier free Troupe" from the muddleheaded troupe, we can see how they stepped on the stage through professional drama training and rehearsal. In the moment when the stage lamp is on, it reflects the dream in their hearts.
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