[Linganth] films on indigenous languages?

[S.L. Snyder]

I would also recommend First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee.

https://languageandlife.org/documentaries/first-language/



Sara Snyder Hopkins, PhD.

Cherokee Language Program Director & Assistant Professor

Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Western Carolina University

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On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:31 AM Paul Sutherland <p.suth at outlook.com> wrote:

> Thanks Lise - that's the one I was thinking of! I think when I heard about
> it, it was only playing in LA.
>
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> Paul Sutherland
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> *From:* Linganth <linganth-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf
> of Lise Dobrin <lise.dobrin at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* 13 February 2019 21:01
> *To:* Michael Arthur Uzendoski Benson
> *Cc:* linganth at listserv.linguistlist.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Linganth] films on indigenous languages?
>
> Hi Mike and all,
>
> This may be the fictional film Paul Sutherland was trying to remember. Our
> Linguistics club screened it last spring, and I found it a delight to
> watch. It is definitely fictional, but valuable in that it puts language in
> its place as just one of many facets of endangered language speakers'
> lives.
>
> I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en Otro Idioma), winner of Sundance's
> World Cinema Dramatic audience award (2017).
>
> Martín (Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, THE DARKNESS, GRINGO) is a linguist on a
> mission to save Zikril, an indigenous language with just two remaining
> speakers — who happen to be locked in a decades-long feud. Journeying to a
> remote Mexican village, Martín tries to coax Evaristo (Eligio Meléndez) and
> Isauro (José Manuel Poncelis) into reconciliation, discovering in the
> process how a dispute over a woman has kept the stubborn men apart for 50
> years. With the help of Evaristo's daughter, however, Martín finds that the
> true cause for the rift is far more complex. With lush photography and a
> heartfelt message, Ernesto Contreras' debut is an uplifting story of
> friendship and the enduring power of language. 2017, color, 103 min. In
> Spanish with English subtitles. - AFI Silver
>
>
> Lise
>
> On Feb 8, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Michael Arthur Uzendoski Benson <
> mauzendoski at flacso.edu.ec> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I am wondering if anyone can recommend a film or films that highlight the
> struggle or work for language revitalization among indigenous peoples?  Or
> the relation of language to daily life....  We are looking for films that
> are appropriate for a Spanish speaking audience (subtitles are fine).  Our
> Visual Anthropology program wants to host a festival and event about
> indigenous languages here at the University.  Thanks for your help!
> Abrazos, Michael
>
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