[Linganth] films on indigenous languages?

Wed Feb 27 03:07:09 UTC 2019

Hi everyone,

I started the process of trying to organize this great list of films in
some way. I created a collaborative database on the website Airtable which
anyone can edit, and entered most of the films except for Nancy's long list
of 19 films. With the following URL anyone can edit the database (so be
careful!). Hopefully someone will be motivated to add the remaining films
and flesh out the missing data. Also, I included some comments from the
email list, so I recommend not making this link public. Later perhaps we
can post a public version that doesn't include the "notes" column?

https://airtable.com/invite/l?inviteId=invFmhQhSD79b5Ljd&inviteToken=31cd26fc9e09e4d67057f6dfd10460507a992d3031541853c07070bbb7b1293f

Cheers,

Kerim

On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:46 AM Hornberger, Nancy H. <nancyh at upenn.edu>
wrote:

> I forgot to mention this beautifully filmed (award-winning) documentary
> about Quechua language and spirituality, nature and the land, narrated in
> Quechua with Spanish subtitles — "Los ojos del camino"
> Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZnVherYoSI
> contact Maja Tillman  majatillmann at gmail.com
>
> Nancy
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2019, at 3:53 AM, Kerim Friedman <oxusnet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Also worth mentioning is this excellent student project from Haverford
> College with both English and Spanish subtitles
>
> Dizhsa Nabani
> https://doculabs.haverford.edu/dizhsanabani/
>
> Not in Spanish, as far as I know, but also about indigenous languages, is
>
> Tongues of Heaven
> http://anitachangworks.com/~anitacha/tongues-of-heaven/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kerim
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 1:11 AM Erin Shaw-Meadow <
> erin.shawmeadow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Two more to add to an already comprehensive list:
>>
>> *Ixcanul *- a heartbreaking but beautiful film of a Kaqchikel speaking
>> Mayan family in Guatemala; not expressly focused on language revitalization
>> but themes of language and daily life throughout
>>
>> https://www.kinolorber.com/film/view/id/2266
>>
>> *Hicholes: The last peyote guardians*
>>
>> https://huicholesfilm.com/en/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Erin Shaw-Meadow
>> MSc Applied Linguistics
>> The University of Edinburgh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 4:26 PM S.L. Snyder <sls2149 at columbia.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>> 1 University Way
>>> Cullowhee, NC 28723
>>>
>>>
>>> Office: (828)227-2303
>>> Email: slsnyder at wcu.edu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Paul Sutherland
>>>> Archivist at www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIR
>>>> Musician at www.hearlambeth.com
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *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
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Michael A. Uzendoski, PhD Anthropology
>>>> Profesor / Investigador
>>>> Antropología, Historia, y Humanidades
>>>> Responsable MA en Antropología
>>>> *Horario de atención a estudiantes: lunes y miércoles 2-4pm con cita
>>>> previa *
>>>> Tel: (593)22946800 x 4606
>>>> Dirección: Piso 6, Of. 601, Edif. Biblioteca FLACSO, Calle San Salvador
>>>> E7-42 y La Pradera, Quito, ECUADOR
>>>>
>>>> Lise M. Dobrin
>>>> Associate Professor
>>>> Linguistics Program Director
>>>> Department of Anthropology
>>>> University of Virginia
>>>> Brooks Hall 202
>>>> PO Box 400120
>>>> Charlottesville, VA 22904-4120 USA
>>>> 1-434-924-7048
>>>> dobrin at virginia.edu
>>>>
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>>>
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> College of Indigenous Studies
> National DongHwa University, TAIWAN
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*P. Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 <http://kerim.oxus.net/>*

Associate Professor
The Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures
College of Indigenous Studies
National DongHwa University, TAIWAN
副教授國立東華大學族群關係與文化學系
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