Undescribed

JJ Hunt, Toronto, ON

Describing the sometimes political, often outrageous, and always emotional visuals of Toronto Pride to Blind and Low Vision guests makes the parade an annual highlight for veteran Describer J.J. Hunt. But what challenging scenes will need to be described when the honoured group, Black Lives Matter, stages a sit-in with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marching the parade route behind them?

JJ Hunt is an award-winning podcaster and storyteller with over twenty years’ experience writing and narrating description for film, television, fine arts, live events, and interactive workshops. As a Describer JJ has worked with CBC Television, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Pan American Games, The Obama Presidential Center, the World Pride Parade, and NASA. His descriptions of the visual world can be heard on Luminato’s Radio Lumi, and in the innovative podcast Talk Description to Me.