TY - ADVS
T1 - Freedom to Move
AU - Young, Ben
AU - Stenbom, Cecilia
PY - 2025/12/10
Y1 - 2025/12/10
N2 - FREEDOM TO MOVE offers an intimate observation of Rainbow Mbuangi, a key player for Merseyside Blind Football Club. The film embeds itself within Mbuangi's daily life, documenting the structured routines, intensive training, and social world that orbit his athletic pursuits. Through a rigorous focus on sound - both the necessities of his off-field navigational aids and the specialised, rattling 'soundball' used in the game - the documentary explores the complex relationship between dependence and autonomy. On the pitch, where he is fully reliant on auditory cues, Mbuangi challenges conventional notions of athletic space and visual interpretation.
AB - FREEDOM TO MOVE offers an intimate observation of Rainbow Mbuangi, a key player for Merseyside Blind Football Club. The film embeds itself within Mbuangi's daily life, documenting the structured routines, intensive training, and social world that orbit his athletic pursuits. Through a rigorous focus on sound - both the necessities of his off-field navigational aids and the specialised, rattling 'soundball' used in the game - the documentary explores the complex relationship between dependence and autonomy. On the pitch, where he is fully reliant on auditory cues, Mbuangi challenges conventional notions of athletic space and visual interpretation.
UR - https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/publications/f8fed4f2-4523-4a23-8141-b03d5a080dfe
M3 - Digital or Visual Products
ER -