I’m not quite happy with InSight Cinema not providing more OC movies in Pittsburgh area in last two years. The OC movie comes out average one time in two months. For me, I almost never miss attending the OC movies, I can see the average of ten people (either hearing or deaf) attended OC movies. Rarely, I saw more than 30 deaf or hearing people attended only watch the blockbuster movies. Occasionally, the OC movies tend to schedule on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; each have afternoon and night times.
From 1999 to 2003, I lived in Rochester for four years during my college times at RIT, I was pleased to have my flexible schedule times to visit open captioned (OC) movies in one place. An OC movie schedule has seven days a week to show all times. That is because of, Rochester is the largest deaf community in United States, according to word-of-mouth from Deaf Heritage class.
Is the result the not enough for the advertisement to Pittsburgh people to know when OC movie is coming out in Pittsburgh area? Or the lack of schedule times? Lack of movie popularity? My deaf friend, Linda Langer has done great job advertising in Yahoo Groups: Pittsburgh Events to send the subscription emails. I felt it is still not enough for me.
Last week I visited there is new website of social resource for the deaf in their city – DeafDC.com. This site provides the benefit information about deaf events and career opportunities in Washington, D.C. Even, they have schedule of OC movies coming out. And DPHH too. I already knew in my dream a year ago that I would like to create like that one in Pittsburgh deaf site. The problem is who will be motivate to have daily responsibilities over the site to update?
Anyway, one last thing, I sent email to InSight Cinema few weeks ago for my question – I would like to see XML/RSS feed to update the OC movie dates and places in their site; I could feed them in my website. From now, I have heard nothing from them. Sigh.
