CLOSE/CAPTION is an experimental documentary inspired by Hito Steyerl’s essay International Disco Latin and Sasha Kohan’s essay “No Legibility for Some, Illegibility for All”. These essays speak to the absurdity of “standard English” as well as the art of translation and subtitling. CLOSE/CAPTION is a how-to on cake making by Eliza Mozer, a professional baker, interspliced (and perhaps undercut) by an onlooker’s curious commentary. The perspectives, accents, and dialects contrast each other and create a space for reflection on the power of language, particularly the hegemony of English, within a playful space.